CVE tracker / CVE-2026-50301
CVE-2026-50301
CVE-2026-50301 is the Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 7.8. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published July 14, 2026.
Risk summary
HighRemote Code Execution
7.8
CVSS v3 base
0.5%
EPSS: chance of exploitation in 30 days
High
Severity
Critical
Microsoft's rating
Less Likely
Microsoft: exploitation
No
In CISA KEV
Microsoft describes it: “Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.”
How to fix it
Microsoft lists 10 affected products and the update that fixes each:
- KB5002887 · fixed build 16.0.5561.1000
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition), Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition) - Click to Run · fixed build https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems, Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions, Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions, and 3 more
What Microsoft changed
- July 14, 2026: Information published.
Details
- Weakness
- CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- Publicly disclosed (Microsoft)
- No
- Exploited (Microsoft)
- No
- Known exploited (CISA KEV)
- Not listed
- Published
- July 14, 2026
- Last revised
- July 14, 2026
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References
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