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High 7.0Published Jan 13, 2026
CVE-2026-20943Untrusted search path in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
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Untrusted search path in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVSS
- 7.0 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-426
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- Not given
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
microsoft office microsoft:office | 2016; 2016 | NVD |
microsoft office_deployment_tool microsoft:office_deployment_tool | before 16.0.19426.20170 | NVD |
microsoft sharepoint_server microsoft:sharepoint_server | before 16.0.19127.20442; 2016; 2019 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20943vendor-advisory
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