Use-after-free in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-118706
Published: November 11, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU165109
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-2026-118706
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 with the victim user's privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to use-after-free in Microsoft Office Excel when converting a specially crafted workbook to a different file format. A remote attacker can convince a user to perform this conversion using affected Office software to execute arbitrary code with that user's privileges.
The Preview Pane is not an attack vector.
Affected software
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Office Online Server
Microsoft Office
Office Online Server
How to mitigate CVE-2026-118706
Install security update from vendor's website.
Microsoft Office for macOS - update to 16.115.26110837
Office Online Server - update to 16.0.10417.20236
Microsoft Office - addressed in versions 16.0.14334.21048, 16.0.17932.21140
Office Online Server - update to 16.0.10417.20236
Microsoft Office - addressed in versions 16.0.14334.21048, 16.0.17932.21140