November 13, 2026 Follow Egret
CVE-2026-118296 · CVE record: PUBLISHED

Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Microsoft Office 365 for Mac, Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021, Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021, Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024, Microsoft Office Online Server

Double free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Exploitation evidence

Not listed in the latest downloaded CISA KEV catalog. This does not establish an absence of exploitation.

KEV checked 13 Nov 2026, 00:20 Jerusalem · Original catalog ↗

Reported products and versions

Microsoft / Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: 16.0.1 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)

Microsoft / Microsoft Office 365 for Mac

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: 1.0.0 to < 16.115.26110837 (custom)

Microsoft / Microsoft Office LTSC 2021

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: 16.0.1 to < 16.0.14334.21048 (custom)

Microsoft / Microsoft Office LTSC 2024

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: 16.0.0 to < 16.0.17932.21140 (custom)

Microsoft / Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: 16.0.1 to < 16.115.26110837 (custom)

Microsoft / Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: 16.0.0 to < 16.115.26110837 (custom)

Microsoft / Office Online Server

Default status: Not specified

  • affected: 16.0.0.0 to < 16.0.10417.20236 (custom)

Fixes and workarounds

No explicit solution text in the downloaded CVE record. Consult the vendor advisory; unaffected version ranges are shown above as reported, not inferred as a patch recommendation.

Sources and related reporting

CVE Program record ↗ · Download tracked evidence as JSON

Monitored source mentions

Shared CVE identifiers link source mentions; they do not establish that the reports describe the same incident.

Observed change timeline

History begins when Egret first downloads each source. It is not the complete upstream CVE history.

12 Nov 2026, 18:20 Jerusalem · EPSS observation updated

Stored EPSS snapshot at this observation.

{
  "date": "2026-11-12",
  "epss": 0.01079,
  "percentile": 0.65544
}
12 Nov 2026, 12:20 Jerusalem · CVE Program record changed

Stored CNA snapshot at this observation.

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "metrics": [
          {
            "other": {
              "content": {
                "id": "CVE-2026-118296",
                "options": [
                  {
                    "Exploitation": "none"
                  },
                  {
                    "Automatable": "no"
                  },
                  {
                    "Technical Impact": "total"
                  }
                ],
                "role": "CISA Coordinator",
                "timestamp": "2026-11-10T19:37:56.964872Z",
                "version": "2.0.3"
              },
              "type": "ssvc"
            }
          }
        ],
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2026-11-10T19:38:45.998Z",
          "orgId": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
          "shortName": "CISA-ADP"
        },
        "title": "CISA ADP Vulnrichment"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "platforms": [
            "32-bit Systems",
            "x64-based Systems"
          ],
          "product": "Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise",
          "vendor": "Microsoft",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "16.0.1",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "product": "Microsoft Office 365 for Mac",
          "vendor": "Microsoft",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "16.115.26110837",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "1.0.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "platforms": [
            "32-bit Systems",
            "x64-based Systems"
          ],
          "product": "Microsoft Office LTSC 2021",
          "vendor": "Microsoft",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "16.0.14334.21048",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "16.0.1",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "platforms": [
            "32-bit Systems",
            "x64-based Systems"
          ],
          "product": "Microsoft Office LTSC 2024",
          "vendor": "Microsoft",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "16.0.17932.21140",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "16.0.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "product": "Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021",
          "vendor": "Microsoft",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "16.115.26110837",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "16.0.1",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "product": "Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024",
          "vendor": "Microsoft",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "16.115.26110837",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "16.0.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "product": "Office Online Server",
          "vendor": "Microsoft",
          "versions": [
            {
              "lessThan": "16.0.10417.20236",
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "16.0.0.0",
              "versionType": "custom"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "cpeApplicability": [
        {
          "nodes": [
            {
              "cpeMatch": [
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2021:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "16.115.26110837",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "16.0.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2024:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "16.115.26110837",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "16.0.0",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "16.115.26110837",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "1.0.0",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:*:*:*:*:ltsc:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "16.0.10417.20236",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "16.0.0.0",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "16.0.14334.21048",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "16.0.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "16.0.17932.21140",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "16.0.0",
                  "vulnerable": true
                },
                {
                  "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*",
                  "versionEndExcluding": "https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases",
                  "versionStartIncluding": "16.0.1",
                  "vulnerable": true
                }
              ],
              "negate": false,
              "operator": "OR"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2026-11-10T16:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en-US",
          "value": "Double free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network."
        }
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "cvssV3_1": {
            "baseScore": 8.8,
            "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
            "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C",
            "version": "3.1"
          },
          "format": "CVSS",
          "scenarios": [
            {
              "lang": "en-US",
              "value": "GENERAL"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "cweId": "CWE-415",
              "description": "CWE-415: Double Free",
              "lang": "en-US",
              "type": "CWE"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2026-11-11T17:20:22.887Z",
        "orgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8",
        "shortName": "microsoft"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "name": "Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
          "tags": [
            "vendor-advisory",
            "patch"
          ],
          "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-118296"
        }
      ],
      "title": "Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability"
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "f38d906d-7342-40ea-92c1-6c4a2c6478c8",
    "assignerShortName": "microsoft",
    "cveId": "CVE-2026-118296",
    "datePublished": "2026-11-10T18:24:45.874Z",
    "dateReserved": "2026-10-27T21:05:24.656Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2026-11-11T17:20:22.887Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.2"
}
Egret — Back to top Egret