Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel by Microsoft
CVE-2026-26109
8.4HIGH
Key Information:
- Vendor
Microsoft
- Status
- Vendor
- CVE Published:
- 10 March 2026
What is CVE-2026-26109?
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Excel, allowing unauthorized attackers to execute local code. If successfully exploited, this weakness can compromise the integrity of data and allow for unauthorized actions to be performed within the application.

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Affected Version(s)
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 32-bit Systems 16.0.1
Microsoft Excel 2016 32-bit Systems 16.0.0.0 < 16.0.5543.1000
Microsoft Office 2019 32-bit Systems 19.0.0
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.4
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved