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Microsoft Security Response CenterCVE-2026-97774

Microsoft Office Click-To-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

HighVendor CVSS 7.0 / 10 1 CVE Published Oct 13, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC

Summary

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Products covered

  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems

  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems

Remediation

Click to Run

Vendor-listed fixes

  • https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

CVEs in this advisory 1

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