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 v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-56192
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office
Microsoft SharePoint Server

Detailed vulnerability description

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.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-56192

Install security update from vendor's website.

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