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Office Online Server CVE-2026-26112

HIGH
Untrusted Pointer Dereference (CWE-822)
2026-03-10 secure@microsoft.com
7.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
7.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:55 vuln.today
CVE Published
Mar 10, 2026 - 18:18 nvd
HIGH 7.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

AnalysisAI

Microsoft Excel and Office products are vulnerable to local code execution through unsafe pointer dereferencing, requiring user interaction to trigger. An attacker with local access can exploit this flaw to achieve arbitrary code execution with full system privileges. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
User opens malicious Excel file
Exploit
Trigger untrusted pointer dereference
Impact
Execute arbitrary code with user privileges

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation User must open a specially crafted Excel file in Microsoft Office Excel. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment CVSS 7.8 (HIGH). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker without authentication could exploit this vulnerability to compromise the affected system.
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Within 24 hours: Identify and inventory all Excel users; disable Excel macros via Group Policy and communicate restrictions to users. …

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