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CVE-2026-97776
CVE-2026-97776 is a Microsoft vulnerability that Microsoft rates Critical, 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 Critical. 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 half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
CVE-2026-97776 is a remote code execution flaw in Microsoft Excel that affects the volume-licensed LTSC builds only: Office LTSC 2021 (both 32-bit and 64-bit) and Office LTSC 2024 (64-bit). Severity is High (CVSS 8.8), but it is not on the CISA KEV list, has no known ransomware use, and EPSS puts exploitation probability at 1%, so this is a prioritized patch rather than an emergency. LTSC installs often sit outside Microsoft 365 Apps update channels, so they are the ones most likely to be missed by routine patching.
Do this: Inventory machines running Office LTSC 2021 or LTSC 2024, confirm which ones are not covered by your normal update channel, and deploy the Microsoft fix for CVE-2026-97776 to them 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-2026-97776
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-2026-97776. 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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