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CVE-2026-32198

CVE-2026-32198 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 2 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

High

High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 7.8. Fixed by 2 Microsoft security updates.

Senserva AI read on CVE-2026-32198 Official patches for CVE-2026-32198 Change history Admin questions

Risk summary

CVSS base

7.8

EPSS exploit probability

<1%

Severity

High

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-32198

This Excel remote code execution bug follows the familiar malicious-workbook pattern: a user or a server-side renderer opens a crafted file and attacker code runs. It affects Office Online Server and Office 2019 in both 32-bit and 64-bit editions, at High Severity, CVSS 7.8. With EPSS at 0 percent and no known exploitation, it slots into the normal monthly rollout.

Do this: Verify Office 2019 endpoints and any Office Online Server farms pick up this month's Office updates.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-32198

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I am an IT admin assessing a vulnerability. Facts for CVE-2026-32198 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2026-32198.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2026-32198: High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 7.8
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: <1%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5002855, KB5002860
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) What to patch or mitigate first. 4) How to check whether my devices are exposed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Schedule normally

No exploitation observed: not in the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS under 1%.

Fixed by KB5002855 and 1 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.

Do this now: Deploy with your normal update cycle. This page refreshes daily; the verdict changes the day the data does.

Updated August 7, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-32198

Published

2026-04-14

Last revised

2026-04-14

Changes tracked

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

Exploitation and severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability <1%. CVSS 7.8 (High).

This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-32198

Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5002855, KB5002860 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-32198. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5002855 KB5002860

Affected products

Fixed by the same updates

If you are patching CVE-2026-32198, the same updates also fix these:

CVE-2026-32188 CVE-2026-32189 CVE-2026-32197 CVE-2026-32199

Authoritative references

Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detail Microsoft MSRC FIRST.org EPSS

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