Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.48% (FIRST EPSS).
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Access 2016 (32-bit edition) 16.0.5522.1000.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Access 2016 (32-bit edition) 16.0.5522.1000 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Published
- Oct 14, 2025
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.4% · 40th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-125
Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.4%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · microsoft
- 7.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | 365 apps | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps |
| microsoft | access | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:access |
| microsoft | excel | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel |
| microsoft | office | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office |
| microsoft | office long term servicing channel | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel |
| microsoft | office online server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server |
| microsoft | sharepoint server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft 365 appsall versions
- microsoft access2016
- microsoft excel2016
- microsoft office2019
- microsoft office long term servicing channel2021
- microsoft office long term servicing channel2024
- microsoft office online serverbefore 16.0.10417.20059
- microsoft sharepoint server2016
- microsoft sharepoint server2019
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
- 16.0.1 and later · before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesaffected
Microsoft Microsoft Access 2016
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.5522.1000affected
Microsoft Microsoft Access 2016 (32-bit edition)
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.5522.1000affected
Microsoft Microsoft Excel 2016
- 16.0.0.0 and later · before 16.0.5522.1000affected
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019
- 19.0.0 and later · before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesaffected
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
- 16.0.1 and later · before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesaffected
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
- 16.0.0 and later · before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesaffected
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
- 16.0.1 and later · before 16.102.25101223affected
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.102.25101223affected
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.5522.1000affected
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.10417.20059affected
Microsoft Office Online Server
- 16.0.0.0 and later · before 16.0.10417.20059affected
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Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases · Click to Run | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases · Click to Run | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Access 2016 (32-bit edition) | 16.0.5522.1000 · KB5002720 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Access 2016 (64-bit edition) | 16.0.5522.1000 · KB5002720 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition) | 16.0.5522.1000 · KB5002794 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition) | 16.0.5522.1000 · KB5002794 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases · Click to Run | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases · Click to Run | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases · Click to Run | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases · Click to Run | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases · Click to Run | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases · Click to Run | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 | 16.102.25101223 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 | 16.102.25101223 · Release Notes | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 | 16.0.5522.1000 · KB5002788 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 | 16.0.10417.20059 · KB5002796 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Office Online Server | 16.0.10417.20059 · KB5002797 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-105595364 days apartMicrosoft Office Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability35Monitor
- CVE-2026-70254364 days apartMicrosoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability35Monitor
- CVE-2026-97755364 days apartMicrosoft Office Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability35Monitor
- CVE-2026-2094491 days apartMicrosoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability33Monitor
- CVE-2026-55045273 days apartMicrosoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability33Monitor
- CVE-2026-44822238 days apartMicrosoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability32Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Local
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds ReadCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.