CVE-2026-72974

MEDIUM
MEDIUM Priority: 0.06 BB Relevance: 63/100
Published: 2026-09-08 Modified: 2026-10-30 First seen: 2026-10-30 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Auth Conf. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: None
UI: Required
S: Unchanged
C: High
I: None
A: None

Description

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Weakness Classification (1)

Affected Software (8)

VendorProductVersion
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 16.0.1 < 16.0.20326.20138
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016 16.0.0 < 16.0.5569.1000
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 19.0.0 < 16.0.10417.20207
Microsoft Microsoft Office 365 for Mac 1.0.0 < 16.113.26091433
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 16.0.1 < 16.0.14334.20906
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 16.0.0 < 16.0.17932.20976
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 16.0.1 < 16.113.26091433
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 16.0.0 < 16.113.26091433

References & Advisories (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

63 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ No authentication
✓ Low complexity

CVSS Score

6.5 / 10.0 v3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.92%
Raw Score 0.009220
Percentile 60.3%
Date 2026-10-30

Intelligence Sources

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