CVE-2026-20943 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Microsoft	Office Office 2016 Sharepoint Server Sharepoint Server 2016 Sharepoint Server 2019

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References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20943

History

Wed, 14 Jan 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Untrusted search path in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title		Microsoft Office Click-To-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft office Microsoft office 2016 Microsoft sharepoint Server Microsoft sharepoint Server 2016 Microsoft sharepoint Server 2019
Weaknesses		CWE-426
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:::Deployment_Tool:::::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2016:::::::x86:* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:::::subscription:::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2016:::::enterprise:::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2019::::::::
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft office Microsoft office 2016 Microsoft sharepoint Server Microsoft sharepoint Server 2016 Microsoft sharepoint Server 2019
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20943
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-01-13T17:56:45.424Z

Updated: 2026-01-14T19:22:37.685Z

Reserved: 2025-12-04T20:04:16.338Z

Link: CVE-2026-20943

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-13T19:32:50.456Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-01-13T18:16:21.687

Modified: 2026-01-14T16:25:40.430

Link: CVE-2026-20943

Redhat

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