May 2026: Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVE-2026-40362 Published on May 12, 2026
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Weakness Type
Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
Products Associated with CVE-2026-40362
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Affected Versions
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise:- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.0.0 and below 16.0.5552.1000 is affected.
- Version 19.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below 16.109.26051019 is affected.
- Version 16.0.0 and below 16.109.26051019 is affected.
- Version 16.0.0.0 and below 16.0.10417.20128 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.