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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Gain local access to affected Office host
  2. Delivery
    Craft or manipulate Office document
  3. Exploit
    Trigger improper access-control check (CWE-284)
  4. Execution
    Spoof trusted content or origin
  5. Impact
    Mislead victim / bypass integrity assurance

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires local access to a system running an affected build (Office LTSC for Mac 2021/2024 or Excel/Word for Android below the fixed versions) - the vector is AV:L, so it is not remotely reachable over a network. Within that constraint no privileges (PR:N) and no user interaction (UI:N) are needed. Limiting factors: the attacker must already have a local foothold on the device, only the listed macOS and Android Office products are affected (Windows Office is out of scope), and a pre-fix version must be installed; patched builds close the vector entirely.

Impact

The signals are consistent and point to modest real-world urgency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, base 7.7) indicates local exploitation requiring no privileges and no user interaction, with high confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact. CISA SSVC reinforces low priority: Exploitation=none and Automatable=no, though Technical Impact=total. EPSS is 0.04% (13th percentile), there is no KEV listing, and no public exploit is identified, so this is not a mass-exploitation candidate. One conflict worth flagging: the human-readable description labels the impact 'spoofing,' yet the CVSS vector encodes C:H/I:H (total technical impact) - the 7.7 score is driven by that C:H/I:H rating, so treat the 'total impact' framing as broader than the plain 'spoofing' label and verify the concrete impact against Microsoft's advisory before prioritizing.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker able to act locally on a device running a vulnerable Office build manipulates an Office document so that its content or source is presented to the victim as legitimate, exploiting the improper access-control check to spoof trusted content. Per the CVSS vector no elevated privileges or user interaction are required. No public proof-of-concept exists at time of analysis.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 23, 2026

Spoofing in Microsoft Office (Office LTSC for Mac 2021/2024 and Excel/Word for Android) lets an attacker with local access bypass access-control checks (CWE-284) to misrepresent content or its origin to a user. Microsoft has issued a patch; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS is very low (0.04%, 13th percentile), so this is a low-likelihood but high-technical-impact issue.

RemediationAI

Vendor-released patch: update Office LTSC for Mac 2021 and 2024 to build 16.109.26051019 or later, and update Excel for Android and Word for Android to 16.0.19822.20190 or later, per the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42832. On macOS this ships through Microsoft AutoUpdate and on Android through the Google Play Store, so ensuring automatic updates are enabled resolves it fleet-wide. Because exploitation requires local access, an interim compensating control is to restrict opening of untrusted documents and to limit local and shared-device access to affected installs until the update propagates; this narrows exposure but does not close the underlying access-control gap. Additional advisory context: https://vuldb.com/vuln/363230 and https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42832.

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 16.0.1 <16.109.26051019
Microsoft Excel for Android 16.0.0.0 <16.0.19822.20190
Microsoft Word for Android 16.0.0.0 <16.0.19822.20190
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 16.0.0 <16.109.26051019

Affected Packages

euvd microsoft_excel_for_android fix: 16.0.19822.20190
euvd microsoft_office_ltsc_for_mac_2021 fix: 16.109.26051019
euvd microsoft_office_ltsc_for_mac_2024 fix: 16.109.26051019
euvd microsoft_word_for_android fix: 16.0.19822.20190

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 4 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is an improper access control weakness (CWE-284) in the Office application layer rather than in a network protocol. Per the CPE data, the affected code lives in the Office document-handling engines shipped in Excel for Android, Word for Android, and the macOS Office LTSC 2021/2024 builds - the cross-platform Office codebase, not the Windows click-to-run channel. CWE-284 means the software fails to properly restrict an actor from a resource or action; here that gap is exercised locally and manifests as spoofing, allowing content or provenance to be presented as trustworthy when it is not.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.7 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
ENISA EUVD HIGH
vuln.today AI 7.7 HIGH

AV:L because the source vector is local-only; PR:N/UI:N as no auth or interaction is indicated; C:H/I:H with A:N matching a spoofing/access-control impact having no availability effect.

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

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Microsoft Office on Mac (LTSC 2021/2024) and Excel/Word for Android contain a spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2026-42832) that allows local attackers to bypass access controls and misrepresent document content or origin to users. The vulnerability requires device-level access and presents a medium risk to organizations with substantial Mac and mobile Office deployments. Microsoft has released a patch; exploitation likelihood is extremely low (0.04th percentile EPSS) despite high technical severity.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 87% exploitable
Prevalence
Ubiquitous
Microsoft Office is among the most widely deployed productivity suites globally
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Unlikely
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

43
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: +5

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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