Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU138190

Use-after-free in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft Office - CVE-2026-50467

Published: July 17, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU138190

CSH Severity: High

CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2026-50467

CWE-ID: CWE-416

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in Microsoft Office for macOS when parsing a crafted Office file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file to the victim to execute arbitrary code.

User interaction is required to open or preview the crafted file, and the Preview Pane is an attack vector.

Affected software

Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office

How to mitigate CVE-2026-50467

Install security update from vendor's website.

Microsoft Office for macOS - update to 16.111.26071215
Microsoft Office - update to 16.0.5561.1000

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