CVE-2026-81385

Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Sep 8, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office Publisher allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Vendors & Products Microsoft microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft publisher
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft publisher
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office Publisher allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Title Microsoft Office Publisher Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2019
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Microsoft publisher 2016
Weaknesses CWE-502
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:publisher_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2019
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Microsoft publisher 2016
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Nov 10, 2026, 9:37 PM
Reserved
Aug 26, 2026, 6:46 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 8, 2026, 6:20 PM
Modified
Sep 9, 2026, 7:30 PM