Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel
CVE-2026-21258

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Microsoft Excel 2016
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft Office Ltsc 2021
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 February 2026

What is CVE-2026-21258?

An improper input validation vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel may allow an unauthorized attacker to access sensitive information. Exploiting this flaw can lead to unprivileged disclosure of data, posing risks to user privacy and confidentiality. Organizations using affected versions of Excel should implement immediate measures to safeguard against this threat.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 32-bit Systems 16.0.1

Microsoft Excel 2016 32-bit Systems 16.0.0.0 < 16.0.5539.1002

Microsoft Office 2019 32-bit Systems 19.0.0

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE...
vendor-advisorypatch

CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
None
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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