CVE-2026-44821: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CWE-125) involves an out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office components within Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. It enables an unauthorized attacker to locally disclose sensitive information by reading memory outside the intended bounds. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker with local access and user interaction can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information from memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their software is updated according to Microsoft's guidance available at the official advisory URL.
CVE-2026-44821: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Description
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 365 for Mac
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
Microsoft
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Microsoft
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
Microsoft
Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-125) involves an out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office components within Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. It enables an unauthorized attacker to locally disclose sensitive information by reading memory outside the intended bounds. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service.
Potential Impact
An unauthorized attacker with local access and user interaction can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information from memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their software is updated according to Microsoft's guidance available at the official advisory URL.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-07T20:07:18.272Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Is Cloud Service
- true
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44821","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cd18dd33fbd85664a9f
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:26:41 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 13:31:41 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:31 UTC
Views: 80
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