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CVE-2026-96997 Microsoft Office OneNote Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Type: advisorySources: Microsoft security updates

Microsoft announced security updates for Office for Mac and advised customers using affected Mac software to install the update. The announcement does not specify fixed versions.

Products
Microsoft Office OneNote, Microsoft Office for Mac
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2026-96997
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 00:54 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2026-96997 Microsoft Office OneNote Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

official-microsoft-security-updates · Original source

Published 15 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

Microsoft announced security updates for Office for Mac and advised customers using affected Mac software to install the update. The announcement does not specify fixed versions.

Microsoft is announcing the availability of the security updates for Microsoft Office for Mac.

Microsoft Office for Mac

Fixed versions: Not specified

Microsoft Office OneNote

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96997",
  "method": "llm",
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      }
    ],
    "severity": "unknown",
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        "evidence": "CVE-2026-96997 Microsoft Office OneNote Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability"
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  },
  "source_id": "official-microsoft-security-updates",
  "document_id": 24635,
  "published_at": "2026-10-15T14:00:00+00:00"
}