CVE-2026-50665: Microsoft Office Information Disclosure Vulnerability

highCVSS 7.8CVE-2026-50665

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoft product: Microsoft Office Information disclosure

What: Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Who is affected: Unauthorized users of Microsoft Office.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and risk of information disclosure.
Action: Update Microsoft Office to the latest version.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 7.8
Published: 2026-07-14
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-50665

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-2026-506650.35% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 28% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-50665	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

Same CVEs, other sources

How other CERTs, PSIRTs and databases cover the vulnerabilities in this advisory.

unknownexploitedNCSC-2026-0237 [1.02] [H/H] Vulnerabilities Fixed in Microsoft Officencsc-nl
unknownexploitedNCSC-2026-0237 [1.01] [H/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Officencsc-nl
unknownMultiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office (July 15, 2026)cert-fr-avis
unknownexploitedNCSC-2026-0237 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Officencsc-nl
highCVE-2026-50665: Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information…nvd

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