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CVE-2026-97769
CVE-2026-97769 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Important, with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High). 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.
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Microsoft rates it Important. CVSS 8.8 (High). Fixed by 1 Microsoft security update.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability <1%. CVSS 8.8 (High).
This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
CVE-2026-97769 is a remote code execution flaw in Microsoft Office Excel that affects only the Mac builds: Office 365 for Mac, Office LTSC for Mac 2021, and Office LTSC for Mac 2024. Severity is High (CVSS 8.8), but the EPSS exploit probability is just 1%, it is not in CISA KEV, and no ransomware use is known, so this is a patch-on-schedule item rather than an emergency. The exposure is concentrated in Mac fleets, which are often tracked separately from Windows patching and can lag behind.
Do this: Identify Macs running the affected Office for Mac versions in your inventory and deploy Microsoft's update through your normal Mac management tooling this patch cycle.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-11-10. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-97769
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing update KB5002928 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-2026-97769. 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
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
- Microsoft Office 365 for Mac
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
- Office Online Server
- Fixed by the same update
- Authoritative references
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