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CVE-2026-45474
CVE-2026-45474 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.4. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy the update below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability <1%. CVSS 8.4 (High).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Mac users are in scope for this one: Microsoft Office 365 for Mac joins Office 2019 on the affected list for this document-parsing remote code execution flaw. Mac fleets often sit outside Windows-centric patch tooling, which is the practical gap to check. EPSS is 0 percent, so there is time to do it properly.
Do this: Confirm Microsoft AutoUpdate is delivering current Office builds on your managed Macs.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-45474
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5002878 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security update below to fix CVE-2026-45474. 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.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Fixed by the same update
- Authoritative references
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