CVE-2026-96995
Microsoft Office Word Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Office Word Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-96995- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-197
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-99800
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99800- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5j52-6gp9-vxj8
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to elevate...
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-5j52-6gp9-vxj8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-96995- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-197
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-96995 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft 365 Apps, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.31%, the 23rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.