CVE-2026-72974
MediumCVSS 6.5Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Elevated risk59th percentile - higher than 59% of all known CVEs
Summary
A buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this to read memory data, potentially leading to disclosure of sensitive information.
Recommendation
Apply the latest security updates for Microsoft Office.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel
See all- CVE-2026-20957High
Integer underflow (wrap or wraparound) in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-20956High
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-20955High
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-20950High
Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-20949High
Improper access control in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- CVE-2026-20946High
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-108446High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code over a network. The vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted data.
- CVE-2026-97780High
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-97779Medium
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. The attacker can read data outside the intended memory bounds.
- CVE-2026-97778High
Integer overflow or wraparound in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Original NVD description (English source)
Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS