Local privilege escalation via command injection
Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Command injection in Microsoft Office allows local users to elevate privileges by supplying crafted command input to an affected application. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected Office component, command-building path, or operation that fails to neutralize special elements. Exploitation requires an existing local account and grants higher local privileges; the published record identifies no remote reachability or user interaction.
Summary
What happened
Command injection in Microsoft Office allows local users to elevate privileges by supplying crafted command input to an affected application. Microsoft has not disclosed the affected Office component, command-building path, or operation that fails to neutralize special elements. Exploitation requires an existing local account and grants higher local privileges; the published record identifies no remote reachability or user interaction.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-68792
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Office 2019
- Classifications
- CWE-77, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=19.0.0 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
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