---
id: CVE-2026-68792
title: Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command
  injection') in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate
  privileges locally.
severity: high
cvss: 7.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-77
vendor: Microsoft
product: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
affected:
  - '365_apps_for_enterprise >= 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases'
  - 'office_2019 >= 19.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases'
  - 'office_ltsc_2021 >= 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases'
  - 'office_ltsc_2024 >= 16.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases'
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-08-12T03:58:39.200954Z'
published: '2026-08-11'
updated: '2026-09-24'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-24T13:45:20.161Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-68792'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-68792'
    label: Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00249
epssPercentile: 0.1653
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T18:07:34.896Z'
---

## Overview

Improper neutralization of special elements used in a command ('command injection') in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

## Affected

- `365_apps_for_enterprise >= 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases`
- `office_2019 >= 19.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases`
- `office_ltsc_2021 >= 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases`
- `office_ltsc_2024 >= 16.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.