Findings

CVE-2026-97774

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Published Oct 13, 2026 · updated Oct 15, 2026 · microsoft 365 apps

Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Affected

  • cpe microsoft/365 appsversion unspecified

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97774

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97774

    Time-of-check time-of-use (toctou) race condition in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

    nvd.nist.gov

References