Executive Risk Summary
"An unauthorized attacker can exploit a cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel to disclose information over a network. This vulnerability is due to improper neutralization of input during web page generation and can be used to gain unauthorized access to sensitive data."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Executable
Target Asset EXCEL.EXE
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%Microsoft Office\rootOffice16
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: EXCEL.EXE (Executable)
$Targets = 'EXCEL.EXE'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")
Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Likely
Microsoft Office Excel service affected
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2026-26144: Microsoft Office Excel cross-site scripting vulnerability - apply latest security patch to prevent unauthorized information disclosure
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Data compiled from NVD, MSRC, and CISA KEV Catalog. Intelligence synthesized via AI. Scripts provided for diagnostic purposes under MIT License.