Vulnerability · CVE-2026-97017
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Published Oct 13, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · 365 apps
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-97017. EPSS is 0.72%. Act only if a listed version of 365 apps is installed.
Gaps on this record
- No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- High8.8
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.72%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe microsoft/365 apps · cpe microsoft/microsoft 365 · cpe microsoft/office 2021 · cpe microsoft/office 2024
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe microsoft/365 appsversion unspecified
- cpe microsoft/microsoft 365version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/office 2021version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/office 2024version unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-97017
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-97017. EPSS is 0.72%. Act only if a listed version of 365 apps is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-416: Use After Free. EPSS 0.72%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Oct 13, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Oct 14, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97017
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-97017
30-day exploitation probability 0.7%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-97017
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.