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High 8.8Published Oct 13, 2026
CVE-2026-97781Microsoft Office OneNote Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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It affects Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise and 1 other product. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.
EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.76%, higher than 54% of scored CVEs.
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Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Office OneNote allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVSS
- 8.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-77
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- 0.76% (percentile 54)
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 13, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise microsoft:365_apps_for_enterprise (from the name) | from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | CNA record |
microsoft 365_apps microsoft:365_apps | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97781vendor-advisory, patch
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