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Microsoft Office CVE-2026-62842

| EUVDEUVD-2026-56689 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Read (CWE-125)
2026-08-11 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-vf7p-72jw-ch4x
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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5.5 MEDIUM

Local file-based delivery requires victim interaction; no attacker privileges needed to craft the malicious document; impact is confidentiality-only with no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Aug 11, 2026 - 22:34 vuln.today
Patch available
Aug 11, 2026 - 18:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 11, 2026 - 17:18 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office exposes sensitive memory contents to local attackers who can socially engineer a victim into opening a malicious document. Affected products span Office 2019, LTSC 2021, LTSC 2024, and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise across both Windows and macOS. …

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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata

Access
Deliver malicious Office document via phishing or shared repository
Delivery
Victim opens document locally in unpatched Office install
Exploit
Out-of-bounds read triggered in document parser
Execution
Adjacent process memory contents disclosed
Impact
Attacker exfiltrates leaked in-memory data

Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Exploitation requires the victim to actively open an attacker-supplied Office document on a machine running one of the affected product versions (UI:R). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The overall risk profile is moderate in severity but low in operational urgency for most environments. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario An attacker crafts a malicious Office document (such as a .docx or .xlsx) containing a specially structured data object that triggers the out-of-bounds read during Office's parsing routine. The file is delivered via phishing email or a shared drive, and when the victim opens it on an unpatched installation, adjacent process memory - potentially containing in-memory credentials, authentication tokens, or sensitive document content - is disclosed. …
Remediation Apply the vendor-released patch as the primary fix. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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