CVE-2026-47293: Microsoft Office Click-To-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Use after free in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

CSIRTS triage

What: Use after free in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Who is affected: Authorized attackers with access to the system can exploit this vulnerability.
Urgency: Remediation is high urgency due to the severity of privilege escalation risk.
Action: Apply the latest security updates from Microsoft.

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EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-472930.23% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 14% of all scored CVEs.

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-47293	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org