CVE-2026-70214 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	365 Apps Subscribe Office 2021 Subscribe Office 2024 Subscribe

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Advisories

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70214

History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Title		Microsoft Office Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
First Time appeared		Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft office 2021 Microsoft office 2024
Weaknesses		CWE-125
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:::::enterprise:::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:::::long_term_servicing_channel:::* cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:::::long_term_servicing_channel:::*
Vendors & Products		Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft office 2021 Microsoft office 2024
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70214
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2026-10-13T19:01:12.843Z

Updated: 2026-10-13T22:23:32.368Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T23:51:35.009Z

Link: CVE-2026-70214

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T20:51:43.159Z

NVD

Status : Undergoing Analysis

Published: 2026-10-13T19:19:36.050

Modified: 2026-10-13T21:18:08.097

Link: CVE-2026-70214

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-125

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