CVE-2026-44822 | Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Published: 2026-06-09 Last update: 2026-06-11 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-44822 is rated Moderate Risk (44.7/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.42%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-44822

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.07% 0.42% +0.35%
2 2026-06-10 — 0.07% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-44822

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.2 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 4.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-44822

GitHub Security Advisory for CVE-2026-44822

GHSA-whhp-jpfm-6hhm · Severity: high — Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose...

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-44822

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft 365_apps — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x64:*
microsoft 365_apps — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x86:*
microsoft excel 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft excel 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft microsoft_365 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_365:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
microsoft office_2019 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft office_2019 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft office_2021 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x64:*
microsoft office_2021 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x86:*
microsoft office_2021 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:macos:-:*
microsoft office_2024 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x64:*
microsoft office_2024 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x86:*
microsoft office_2024 — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:macos:-:*
microsoft office_online_server — cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-44822

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