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CVE-2026-35436

Microsoft Office Click-To-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 21st percentile. Fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases.

CVSS 3.18.8HighEPSS percentile21st0.3% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFixhttps://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

NVD CVE.org

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  • Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseAffected: ≥ 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Office 2019Affected: ≥ 19.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesAffected: ≥ 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesAffected: ≥ 16.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesUpgrade to: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesStated by: CVE record

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What it is

From the CVE record

Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS21st
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 21st percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

5 events over 44 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. Patch availablerecord updated
  3. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

And 8 more affected products. See all after sign-in

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 8.8 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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