Microsoft Account Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Priority MEDIUM 51CWE-122Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Account allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00974 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Remote Code Execution
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-56165
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w7fc-p5p7-c9pf
References
More Microsoft Account vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-15362 Microsoft Account Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-17170 Microsoft Account Spoofing Vulnerability CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.3
Sources
- CVE-2026-56165 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-56165 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w7fc-p5p7-c9pf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-56165 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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