CVE-2026-45455: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel 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 Excel, part of Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. It enables an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally by reading memory outside the intended bounds. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.3, reflecting low impact with local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain unauthorized local information disclosure due to the out-of-bounds read. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack requires local access and user interaction, limiting the scope and severity of the impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should apply the official updates as directed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45455 to mitigate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-45455: CWE-125: Out-of-bounds Read in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Description
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.3low
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel 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
Office Online Server
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CWE-125) involves an out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel, part of Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. It enables an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally by reading memory outside the intended bounds. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.3, reflecting low impact with local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction needed. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
An attacker can gain unauthorized local information disclosure due to the out-of-bounds read. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack requires local access and user interaction, limiting the scope and severity of the impact.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should apply the official updates as directed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45455 to mitigate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-05-12T16:06:43.097Z
- 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-2026-45455","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a284cd78dd33fbd85664bfe
Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:26:47 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 13:32:56 UTC
Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:31 UTC
Views: 76
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