CVE-2026-124176 Microsoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
High 8.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-124176 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-124176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, published on 10 Nov 2026.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-124176 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-124176/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-124176/index.md)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-124176?
CVE-2026-124176 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, published on 10 Nov 2026.
Official description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Weakness: CWE-122
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124176?
How do I fix CVE-2026-124176?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-124176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-124176 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-124176 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gx48-5vg2-7w2j.