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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products C2R (October 2026)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 365620

Synopsis

The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-88196, CVE-2026-88197)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Windows Rich Text Edit Control allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-70096)

 - Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-70300)

 - Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-88156)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-70269, CVE-2026-88185)

 - Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-105715)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-77902, CVE-2026-88145)

 - Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-70254)

 - Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-88144)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-105599)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office OneNote allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-102858)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. (CVE-2026-96996, CVE-2026-97001)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. (CVE-2026-97009)

 - Use after free in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally. (CVE-2026-70276, CVE-2026-85340)

 - Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. (CVE-2026-70281)

 - Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. (CVE-2026-70219, CVE-2026-88151, CVE-2026-88153, CVE-2026-88154, CVE-2026-88172, CVE-2026-88175, CVE-2026-88184, CVE-2026-88190, CVE-2026-88192)

 - Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. (CVE-2026-88195, CVE-2026-88201)

 - Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. (CVE-2026-88169, CVE-2026-102867)

 - Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. (CVE-2026-88183)

 - Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally. (CVE-2026-70214, CVE-2026-97014)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Microsoft has released patches to address these issues.

For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, 2021 or 2024, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?5931548c

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 365620

File Name: smb_nt_ms26_oct_office_c2r.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/14/2026

Updated: 10/15/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.9

Percentile: 96.5

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-88197

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-88156

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-102858, CVE-2026-102867, CVE-2026-105599, CVE-2026-105715, CVE-2026-70096, CVE-2026-70214, CVE-2026-70219, CVE-2026-70254, CVE-2026-70269, CVE-2026-70276, CVE-2026-70281, CVE-2026-70300, CVE-2026-77902, CVE-2026-85340, CVE-2026-88144, CVE-2026-88145, CVE-2026-88151, CVE-2026-88153, CVE-2026-88154, CVE-2026-88156, CVE-2026-88169, CVE-2026-88172, CVE-2026-88175, CVE-2026-88183, CVE-2026-88184, CVE-2026-88185, CVE-2026-88190, CVE-2026-88192, CVE-2026-88195, CVE-2026-88196, CVE-2026-88197, CVE-2026-88201, CVE-2026-96996, CVE-2026-97001, CVE-2026-97009, CVE-2026-97014