CVE-2026-20946

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read5 documents5 sources
Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
0.0%
top 91.93%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
10
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps FOR EnterpriseMicrosoft Microsoft Excel 2016Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019+7 more
Timeline
PublishedJan 13

Description

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages10 packages

▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_excel_201616.0.0.0 — 16.0.5535.1000
▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_201919.0.0 — https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_ltsc_202116.0.1 — https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_ltsc_202416.0.0 — https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
▶CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_ltsc_for_mac_202116.0.1 — 16.105.26011018

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-q258-f5x3-ccfj: Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally↗2026-01-13
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CVEList
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2026-01-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability↗2026-01-13
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🕵️Threat Intelligence

1
Wiz
CVE-2026-20946 Impact, Exploitability, and Mitigation Steps | Wiz↗
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