CVSS 3.1
8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVE-2026-124228 Microsoft Office Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
High (8.8) in microsoft. EPSS 0.8% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
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Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Severity
- EPSS
- 0.8% estimated probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; 56th percentile. Scored 2026-11-13. A forecast for this CVE across the internet, not for your own systems.
- CISA's assessment (SSVC)
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: total, assessed 2026-11-10. From CISA's Vulnrichment in the CVE List: whether it is exploited, whether exploiting it can be automated, and how much control it gives.
- CWE
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory (Path traversal)
- OWASP Top 10
- A01:2025 Broken Access Control
- Published
- Modified
- Assigned by
- microsoft (CNA)
- NVD analysis
- Awaiting analysis
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
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Affected
- microsoft:microsoft 365 apps for enterprise
- microsoft:microsoft office ltsc 2021
- microsoft:microsoft office ltsc 2024
Versions
From the CNA's record in the CVE List.
| Product | Affected |
|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 | from 16.0.1 before 16.0.14334.21048 |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 | from 16.0.0 before 16.0.17932.21140 |
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- CAPEC-64 Using Slashes and URL Encoding Combined to Bypass Validation Logic Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-76 Manipulating Web Input to File System Calls Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
- CAPEC-78 Using Escaped Slashes in Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-79 Using Slashes in Alternate Encoding Likelihood: High · Severity: High
- CAPEC-126 Path Traversal Likelihood: High · Severity: Very High
The attack patterns MITRE's CAPEC relates to this record's weaknesses, as MITRE names them. Credits.