Code execution via crafted workbook parsing
Published Aug 11, 2026 · Updated Aug 25, 2026
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows attackers to execute code via a crafted workbook opened locally. Microsoft has disclosed only the bug class; public records do not identify the specific Excel parser, record type, or bounds check failure that overruns heap memory while processing untrusted workbook data. Exploitation requires user interaction with attacker-supplied content and yields code execution in the context of the user running Excel; no reviewed authoritative record reports active exploitation.
Summary
What happened
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows attackers to execute code via a crafted workbook opened locally. Microsoft has disclosed only the bug class; public records do not identify the specific Excel parser, record type, or bounds check failure that overruns heap memory while processing untrusted workbook data. Exploitation requires user interaction with attacker-supplied content and yields code execution in the context of the user running Excel; no reviewed authoritative record reports active exploitation.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-68798
- Published
- Aug 11, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2026
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-122, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Aug 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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