CVE-2026-45485: Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Microsoft Office.
- Urgency
- Remediation is less urgent due to the low severity but still necessary to protect sensitive information.
- Action
- Apply the latest security patch for Microsoft Office.
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Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45485
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-2026-454850.44% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-45485 | 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-2026-44821: Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
- mediumCVE-2026-45460: Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
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