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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (October 2026) (macOS)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 365982

Synopsis

The Microsoft Office product installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of Microsoft Office for Mac installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the october-14-2026 advisory.

 - Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-70215, CVE-2026-88144, CVE-2026-88178)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-100210, CVE-2026-77902, CVE-2026-88145, CVE-2026-97003, CVE-2026-97004, CVE-2026-97007, CVE-2026-97741, CVE-2026-97748, CVE-2026-97751, CVE-2026-97753, CVE-2026-97754, CVE-2026-97756, CVE-2026-97757, CVE-2026-97758, CVE-2026-97763, CVE-2026-97765, CVE-2026-97766, CVE-2026-97768, CVE-2026-97769, CVE-2026-97773, CVE-2026-97776, CVE-2026-97777, CVE-2026-97780)

 - Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
 (CVE-2026-100209, CVE-2026-100211, CVE-2026-100212, CVE-2026-97010, CVE-2026-97017, CVE-2026-97738, CVE-2026-97745, CVE-2026-97747, CVE-2026-97752, CVE-2026-97759, CVE-2026-97771, CVE-2026-97775)

 - 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 PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2026-105599, CVE-2026-88207)

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

Solution

Update to Office for Mac version 16.114 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?775a85f9

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 365982

File Name: macos_ms26_oct_office.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 10/14/2026

Updated: 10/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.6

Percentile: 98.26

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-2026-97780

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-2026-88178

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/13/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-100209, CVE-2026-100210, CVE-2026-100211, CVE-2026-100212, CVE-2026-102858, CVE-2026-105599, CVE-2026-105715, CVE-2026-105718, CVE-2026-70096, CVE-2026-70206, CVE-2026-70215, CVE-2026-70220, CVE-2026-70254, CVE-2026-70257, CVE-2026-70263, CVE-2026-70268, CVE-2026-70269, CVE-2026-70281, CVE-2026-70287, CVE-2026-70291, CVE-2026-70301, CVE-2026-70302, CVE-2026-77902, CVE-2026-83891, CVE-2026-88144, CVE-2026-88145, CVE-2026-88150, CVE-2026-88156, CVE-2026-88167, CVE-2026-88169, CVE-2026-88175, CVE-2026-88178, CVE-2026-88183, CVE-2026-88184, CVE-2026-88185, CVE-2026-88186, CVE-2026-88192, CVE-2026-88196, CVE-2026-88197, CVE-2026-88202, CVE-2026-88207, CVE-2026-88210, CVE-2026-96995, CVE-2026-96997, CVE-2026-97001, CVE-2026-97003, CVE-2026-97004, CVE-2026-97005, CVE-2026-97007, CVE-2026-97008, CVE-2026-97010, CVE-2026-97011, CVE-2026-97017, CVE-2026-97738, CVE-2026-97739, CVE-2026-97740, CVE-2026-97741, CVE-2026-97742, CVE-2026-97743, CVE-2026-97744, CVE-2026-97745, CVE-2026-97746, CVE-2026-97747, CVE-2026-97748, CVE-2026-97750, CVE-2026-97751, CVE-2026-97752, CVE-2026-97753, CVE-2026-97754, CVE-2026-97755, CVE-2026-97756, CVE-2026-97757, CVE-2026-97758, CVE-2026-97759, CVE-2026-97760, CVE-2026-97761, CVE-2026-97762, CVE-2026-97763, CVE-2026-97765, CVE-2026-97766, CVE-2026-97767, CVE-2026-97768, CVE-2026-97769, CVE-2026-97770, CVE-2026-97771, CVE-2026-97772, CVE-2026-97773, CVE-2026-97775, CVE-2026-97776, CVE-2026-97777, CVE-2026-97778, CVE-2026-97779, CVE-2026-97780