Untrusted Pointer Dereference in Microsoft Office - CVE-2026-123382
Published: November 11, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU165478
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-2026-123382
CWE-ID: CWE-822
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 untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Outlook when processing a specially crafted file. A remote attacker can trick a user into opening a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code.
The Preview Pane is not an attack vector for this vulnerability.
Affected software
Microsoft Office
How to mitigate CVE-2026-123382
Install security update from vendor's website.
Microsoft Office - addressed in versions 16.0.14334.21048, 16.0.17932.21140