CVE-2026-97016

Published: Oct 13, 2026Modified: Oct 15, 2026

9.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secure@microsoft.com (Secondary)

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Affected (6)

Products: Microsoft: 365 Apps, Office 2021, Office 2024

3 products

Configuration A

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft 365 Apps	All versions
Microsoft 365 Apps	All versions
Microsoft Office 2021	All versions
Microsoft Office 2021	All versions
Microsoft Office 2024	All versions
Microsoft Office 2024	All versions

Related CWEs

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().

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97016

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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