# CVE-2026-88156: Microsoft Office Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

> An unauthorized attacker can execute arbitrary code remotely via a stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Outlook.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 29 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pxgg-c4xh-w6pg

## What is CVE-2026-88156?

CVE-2026-88156 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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

Weakness: CWE-121 (Stack-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-88156?

It affects 4 products.


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

## How do I fix CVE-2026-88156?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-88156 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-88156 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-88156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft 365 Apps

- [CVE-2024-21413](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-21413/): Microsoft Outlook Improper Input Validation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-23397](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-23397/): Microsoft Office Outlook Privilege Escalation (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-38189](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38189/): Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35311](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35311/): Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-21514](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21514/): Microsoft Office Word Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision (high 7.8, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-88156 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-88156 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, published on 13 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-88156 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft 365 Apps. 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-2026-88156/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-88156/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-88156
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-88156
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88156

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-88156/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.