Description
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Information Disclosure
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

An out‑of‑bounds read flaw in Microsoft Office Excel allows an attacker with local access to the impacted system to read data that the process should not access. This bug manifests as a local information‑disclosure vulnerability classified as CWE‑125 and could expose sensitive configuration or user data stored on the machine.

Affected Systems

Affected are Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021, and Microsoft Office LTSC 2024. The CVE lists the enterprise edition of the 365 apps and the long‑term servicing channel builds of the 2021 and 2024 Office suites, covering current 2026 releases.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.5 indicates moderate severity. The EPSS score is not available, so there is no publicly reported prevalence of exploit attempts. The flaw requires local execution or a local user context, making the attack vector local. It is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, implying no known large‑scale exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 14, 2026 at 14:15 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Microsoft Office security update from the MSRC update guide for CVE-2026-97014
  • Deploy the update to all endpoints running affected Office 365 Apps for Enterprise, Office LTSC 2021, or Office LTSC 2024
  • Enforce least‑privilege user accounts and restrict execution of unsandboxed Office files to reduce risk of local exploitation

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 14, 2026 at 14:15 UTC.

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History

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc 2021
Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc 2024
Vendors & Products Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc 2021
Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc 2024

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x86:*

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 21:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Title Microsoft Office Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft Office Ltsc 2021 Microsoft Office Ltsc 2024 Office 2021 Office 2024
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-31T18:07:20.621Z

Reserved: 2026-09-23T20:52:28.739Z

Link: CVE-2026-97014

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T19:36:38.327Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T19:22:10.413

Modified: 2026-10-14T16:46:03.967

Link: CVE-2026-97014

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-16T18:15:15Z

Weaknesses