CVE-2026-56165Critical
Microsoft Account Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Assessment
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Account allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS base score
- 9.8CVSS:3.1/
AV:N/ AC:L/ PR:N/ UI:N/ S:U/ C:H/ I:H/ A:H/ E:U/ RL:O/ RC:C - Impact
- Remote Code Execution
- EPSS, next 30 days
- 1.0%Higher than 60.6% of scored CVEs · FIRST model run 26 Sep 2026 · about EPSS
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Less Likely
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Customer action
- Not required (service-side fix)
- Component
- Microsoft Account
- Weakness
- CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow
- Issued by
- Microsoft
- Published
- 23 Jul 2026 · July 2026
- Last revised
- 23 Jul 2026
Updates that fix it
0 KBsNo KB listed
MSRC lists no downloadable update, which usually means a service-side fix or a release-notes update. Check the MSRC advisory.
Affected products
Azure1 affected product
- Microsoft Account