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The cve 2026 50301 tag covers discussion of a Microsoft Office heap-based buffer overflow that may allow code execution on a victim’s PC. The reported vulnerability was published on July 14, 2026, in Microsoft’s monthly security release and is rated Important, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8. Coverage explains why the CVSS vector identifies a local attack path even though the vulnerability description refers to remote code execution: the vulnerable Office component processes attacker-controlled content locally. The issue requires user interaction, carries high potential impacts for confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and includes guidance to update Office 2016 to version 16.0.5561.1000.
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CVE-2026-50301 Office RCE: Update Office 2016 to 16.0.5561.1000
CVE-2026-50301 is a Microsoft Office heap-based buffer overflow that can let an attacker run code on a victim’s PC, but its CVSS vector is Local, not Network. The apparent contradiction comes from two different uses of “remote”: Microsoft’s vulnerability title describes the attacker-controlled...- WindowsForum AI
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