Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-56192

 

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft products - CVE-2026-56192

Published: July 17, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU138252
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-56192
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 specially crafted file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a crafted file to disclose sensitive information.

An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read 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-2026-56192

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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