Integer underflow in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft Office - CVE-2026-64909

 

Integer underflow in Microsoft Office for macOS and Microsoft Office - CVE-2026-64909

Published: August 12, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU141951
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-64909
CWE-ID: CWE-191
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code.

The vulnerability exists due to integer underflow in Microsoft Office when parsing a crafted Office file. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted file to execute arbitrary code.

User interaction is required to open the crafted file, and the Preview Pane can be used as an attack vector.


Affected software

Microsoft Office for macOS
Microsoft Office

How to mitigate CVE-2026-64909

Install security update from vendor's website.

Microsoft Office for macOS - update to 16.112.26081010
Microsoft Office - update to 16.0.5565.1001

External References

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