CVE-2026-47293 Microsoft Office Click-To-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
An authorized local attacker can exploit a use-after-free flaw in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run to elevate privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-47293?
CVE-2026-47293 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, published on 9 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Use after free in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-47293?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Office 2021, Microsoft Office 2024.
How do I fix CVE-2026-47293?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-47293 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2026-47293 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-47293 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365 Apps
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- CVE-2023-23397 Microsoft Office Outlook Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2024-38189 Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-35311 Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass
- CVE-2026-21514 Microsoft Office Word Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g73m-vgr6-fw8x.