Information Disclosure Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel
CVE-2026-68799

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Microsoft
Status
Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Microsoft Excel 2016
Microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft Office 365 For Mac
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 August 2026

What is CVE-2026-68799?

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office Excel due to the use of uninitialized resources. This flaw could allow an unauthorized attacker to access sensitive information locally, posing a significant risk to data integrity. Users are advised to apply the recommended patches to mitigate this risk.

Affected Version(s)

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 32-bit Systems 16.0.1

Microsoft Excel 2016 32-bit Systems 16.0.0.0 < 16.0.5565.1001

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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