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CVE-2026-20943.

Source-reported disclosure and enrichment record.

SEVERITY / CVSSHIGH / 7No severity score in this snapshot.
EXPLOITATION STATUSNot listed in the cached KEV catalogThis does not establish absence of exploitation.
RECORD STATUSMicrosoft vendor recordModified Jan 20, 2026

Disclosure summary

Untrusted search path in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Source-reported weakness categories

CWE-426

Source-specific records & product guidance

Sources retain their own attribution and scoring. Follow the original record to confirm affected versions, fixed releases, and configuration conditions.

Microsoft Security Updates (CVRF) · 2026-Jan

Open original source · Updated Jan 20, 2026

Microsoft Office Click-To-Run Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Maximum of vendor-reported product scores; products and fixed builds are associations, not a universal affected-version statement.

Microsoft maximum product score: 7

VendorProduct / associationVersion / bounds
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft SharePoint Server 2019 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition) (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition) (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (MSRC status code 3)
Microsoft update guideMicrosoft Office Deployment Tool (MSRC status code 3)

Vendor remediation references

Original records & references

PUBLISHED 2026-01-13T03:00:00-05:00
MODIFIED 2026-01-20T03:00:00-05:00
INGESTED 2026-10-08T12:45:22-04:00