CVE-2026-44821: Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- An out-of-bounds read allows unauthorized information disclosure locally.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Office.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency due to the medium severity of the issue.
- Action
- Update Microsoft Office to the latest version.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44821
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-448210.46% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 39% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-44821 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Microsoft Office Information
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- mediumCVE-2026-70105: Improper input validation in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose…nvd · 2026-08-20
- mediumCVE-2026-70328: Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose infor…nvd · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-70327: Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose infor…nvd · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-70325: Improper input validation in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to di…nvd · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-70323: Improper input validation in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose info…nvd · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-70322: Improper input validation in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to di…nvd · 2026-08-11
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