CVE-2026-56193: 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
CVE-2026-56193 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise version 16.0.1. It permits an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally due to improper bounds checking. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. No known exploits are currently reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to local disclosure of sensitive information without requiring privileges, potentially compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity, but availability impact is high according to the CVSS vector. No known active exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since this is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise are updated to the fixed version as per the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56193.
CVE-2026-56193: 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 7.1high
Affected software
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-56193 is an out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CWE-125) in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise version 16.0.1. It permits an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally due to improper bounds checking. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.1, indicating high severity, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, and high confidentiality impact. Microsoft has published an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud-hosted service. No known exploits are currently reported.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to local disclosure of sensitive information without requiring privileges, potentially compromising confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity, but availability impact is high according to the CVSS vector. No known active exploitation in the wild has been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Since this is a cloud service, Microsoft manages the remediation server-side. Users and administrators should ensure their Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise are updated to the fixed version as per the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56193.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-06-19T13:54:04.006Z
- 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-2026-56193","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a566f8168715ace43e6bfb7
Added to database: 07/14/2026, 17:18:57 UTC
Last enriched: 07/14/2026, 17:35:08 UTC
Last updated: 07/14/2026, 20:03:48 UTC
Views: 2
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