CVE-2026-80091: CWE-908: Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Description
Use of uninitialized resource in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft
Microsoft Office 365 for Mac
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
Microsoft
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-80091) involves the use of an uninitialized resource in Microsoft Office components within Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. The flaw allows an unauthorized attacker to potentially disclose sensitive information over a network. The issue affects various versions of Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise prior to fixed versions identified by Microsoft. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 6.5, indicating a medium severity with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required. Microsoft has released an official fix and manages remediation for this cloud service.
Potential Impact
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over a network without requiring privileges but with user interaction. The confidentiality impact is high, while integrity and availability impacts are none. There are no known active exploits in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Microsoft has released an official fix for this vulnerability. Users and administrators should apply the available updates as provided by Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages remediation server-side. Check the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory for the latest update and patch status.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-25T18:37:59.829Z
- 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-2026-80091","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6aa04568acd9273b49faa513
Added to database: 09/08/2026, 17:27:04 UTC
Last enriched: 10/14/2026, 22:05:24 UTC
Last updated: 10/23/2026, 15:10:15 UTC
Views: 39
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