CVE-2026-96997
Microsoft Office OneNote Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: October 13, 2026 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: October 29, 2026 at 03:15 PM UTC
4 products affected across 1 vendor365 AppsOffice 2021Office 2024
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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
Use after free in Microsoft Office OneNote allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (1)
Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96997SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-416
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