CVE-2026-81385
Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 16.0.20326.20138, 16.0.10417.20207, 16.0.14334.20906, 16.0.17932.20976, 16.0.5569.1002
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
CISA's decision points: whether it is exploited, whether attacks can be automated, and how much control an attacker gets. Assessed (SSVC 2.0.3).What do these mean? →
- Exploitation: none
- Automatable: no
- Technical impact: total
Summary
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office Publisher allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Timeline
- CISA SSVC assessment
Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total
- CVE published
- Record last updated
Affected versions
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
From 16.0.1 · fixed in 16.0.20326.20138
- Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019
From 19.0.0 · fixed in 16.0.10417.20207
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
From 16.0.1 · fixed in 16.0.14334.20906
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
From 16.0.0 · fixed in 16.0.17932.20976
- Microsoft Microsoft Publisher 2016
From 16.0.0 · fixed in 16.0.5569.1002