CVE-2026-55047: 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 (CVE-2026-55047) involves an out-of-bounds read in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, which could allow an unauthorized attacker to locally disclose sensitive information. The issue is classified under CWE-125. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized local disclosure of information, impacting confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack requires local access and user interaction.
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 refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55047 for applying the fix and ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise are updated to the patched version.
CVE-2026-55047: 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
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-55047) involves an out-of-bounds read in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, which could allow an unauthorized attacker to locally disclose sensitive information. The issue is classified under CWE-125. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, indicating medium severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix for this vulnerability and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. No known exploits have been reported in the wild.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to unauthorized local disclosure of information, impacting confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The attack requires local access and user interaction.
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 refer to the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55047 for applying the fix and ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise are updated to the patched version.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-16T14:13:49.836Z
- 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-2026-55047","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a5676b368715ace43f0aa8b
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:49:39 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 19:21:03 UTC
Last updated: 07/15/2026, 01:47:20 UTC
Views: 2
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