VulnerabilityAnalyzed
CVE-2026-20943
Untrusted search path in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.66%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Untrusted search path in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- microsoft/office · microsoft/office deployment tool · microsoft/sharepoint server
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.