Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-55035

 

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-55035

Published: July 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU138220
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-55035
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to disclose sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office when parsing a crafted Office file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file and convince the user to open it to disclose sensitive information.

The disclosed information is limited to small portions of heap memory. The Preview Pane is not an attack vector.


Affected software

Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft SharePoint Server

How to mitigate CVE-2026-55035

Install security update from vendor's website.

Microsoft Office for macOS - update to 16.111.26071215
Microsoft Office - update to 16.0.5561.1000
Microsoft SharePoint Server - addressed in versions 16.0.5561.1001, 16.0.10417.20175, 16.0.19725.20434

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