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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
CVE-2026-40363 Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability Microsoft Office, Microsoft 365 Critical 29-05-2026

Technical Information

An unauthorized attacker could exploit heap-based buffer overflow to perform remote code execution by sending a malicious office file and convince them to open it.

Patch release date: May 12, 2026
Further information on this vulnerability is available at : CVE-2026-40363

Affected Software

Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions,
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions,
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems,
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems,
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021,
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions,
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions,
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions,
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions,
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024,
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition),
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition),
Microsoft Office for Android