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

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Medium
VulnerabilityCVE-2026-45460cvecve-2026-45460cwe-126gcve
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

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

Affected versions
=16.0.1

Microsoft

Microsoft Office 2019

Affected versions
=19.0.0

Microsoft

Microsoft Office 365 for Mac

Affected versions
>=1.0.0 <16.110.26061317

Microsoft

Microsoft Office for Android

Affected versions
>=16.0.1 <16.0.20131.20024

Microsoft

Microsoft Office LTSC 2021

Affected versions
=16.0.1

Microsoft

Microsoft Office LTSC 2024

Affected versions
=16.0.0

Microsoft

Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021

Affected versions
>=16.0.1 <16.110.26061317

Microsoft

Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024

Affected versions
>=16.0.0 <16.110.26061317

AI-Powered Analysis

Machine-generated threat intelligence

AILast updated: 08/14/2026, 13:34:00 UTC

Technical Analysis

This vulnerability involves a buffer over-read in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, which can be exploited by an unauthorized local attacker to disclose sensitive information. The vulnerability is identified as CWE-126 and affects version 16.0.1. The CVSS 3.1 vector indicates that the attack requires local access, high attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction is needed. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability are not affected. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service.

Potential Impact

An unauthorized local attacker can exploit this buffer over-read vulnerability to disclose sensitive information on the affected system. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The vulnerability requires local access and user interaction, and the attack complexity is high.

Mitigation Recommendations

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages 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: 08/14/2026, 13:34:00 UTC

Last updated: 09/12/2026, 22:01:34 UTC

Views: 141

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