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CVE-2026-45460: CWE-126: Buffer Over-read in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-45460cvecve-2026-45460cwe-126
Published: 06/09/2026 (06/09/2026, 17:04:41 UTC)
Source: CVE Database V5
Vendor/Project: Microsoft
Product: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

Description

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CVSS v3.1

Score 4.7medium

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected software

Affected versions
16.0.1

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 07/29/2026, 21:54:58 UTC

Technical Analysis

CVE-2026-45460 is a buffer over-read vulnerability (CWE-126) in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. It allows an unauthorized attacker to cause local information disclosure by reading beyond the intended buffer boundaries. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 4.7, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, high attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. Microsoft has issued an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

Potential Impact

An attacker with local access and user interaction can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information from memory due to a buffer over-read condition. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is high, but exploitation complexity and required conditions reduce the overall severity to medium.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should apply the official update as directed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45460 to mitigate this vulnerability.

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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-2026-45460","vendor":"Microsoft"}]

Threat ID: 6a284cd78dd33fbd85664c0d

Added to database: 06/09/2026, 17:26:47 UTC

Last enriched: 07/29/2026, 21:54:58 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:30:14 UTC

Views: 104

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