CVE-2026-32198: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32198) involves a use-after-free condition in Microsoft Office Excel as part of Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. Exploitation could enable an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code locally. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service. No active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is rated high severity (CVSS 7.8). No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise installations are updated according to Microsoft's guidance. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32198 for detailed patching instructions.
CVE-2026-32198: CWE-416: Use After Free in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Description
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.8high
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel 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
Microsoft
Office Online Server
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-32198) involves a use-after-free condition in Microsoft Office Excel as part of Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. Exploitation could enable an unauthorized attacker to execute arbitrary code locally. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates local attack vector with low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Microsoft has issued an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service. No active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system's confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The vulnerability is rated high severity (CVSS 7.8). No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise installations are updated according to Microsoft's guidance. Refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-32198 for detailed patching instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-03-11T00:26:53.428Z
- 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-2026-32198","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 69de7a3482d89c981fd6bcdf
Added to database: 04/14/2026, 17:32:36 UTC
Last enriched: 08/15/2026, 14:06:44 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 131
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