CVE-2026-32190: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32190) involves a use-after-free condition in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, which can be exploited by an unauthorized attacker to execute code on the local system. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code locally, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32190 for the latest update and ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise environment is updated accordingly.
CVE-2026-32190: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Description
Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.4high
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32190) involves a use-after-free condition in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, which can be exploited by an unauthorized attacker to execute code on the local system. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low complexity, no privileges required, and no user interaction needed. The impact includes high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code locally, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. However, there are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32190 for the latest update and ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise environment is updated accordingly.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T00:26:53.427Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32190","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3482d89c981fd6bcd0
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:36 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 14:06:11 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:30 UTC
Views: 268
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