CVE-2026-63529: 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, identified as CVE-2026-63529 and classified under CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), affects Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise version 16.0.1. It allows an unauthorized attacker to perform an out-of-bounds read, potentially disclosing sensitive information locally. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 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 and manages remediation for this cloud service. No active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and requiring user interaction can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information from memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is high, but the attack complexity and vector limit the exploitability to local scenarios.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation. Users should apply the official update as provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-63529 to mitigate this vulnerability.
CVE-2026-63529: 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, identified as CVE-2026-63529 and classified under CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read), affects Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise version 16.0.1. It allows an unauthorized attacker to perform an out-of-bounds read, potentially disclosing sensitive information locally. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 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 and manages remediation for this cloud service. No active exploitation has been reported.
Potential Impact
An attacker with local access and requiring user interaction can exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information from memory. There is no impact on integrity or availability. The confidentiality impact is high, but the attack complexity and vector limit the exploitability to local scenarios.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages the remediation. Users should apply the official update as provided in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-63529 to mitigate this vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-16T22:05:22.741Z
- 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-2026-63529","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a7b5828bf8831d53915629f
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:13:12 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 20:43:12 UTC
Last updated: 08/12/2026, 01:01:15 UTC
Views: 3
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