Summary
Impact: Information Disclosure. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Unlikely. Customer action: Required.
Details
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read small portions of heap memory.
Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability?
No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.
According to the CVSS metrics, successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to major loss of confidentiality (C:H), and some loss of integrity (I:L), but no loss of availability (A:N). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could view sensitive information, (Confidentiality), and make some changes to disclosed information (Integrity), but they would not be able to affect Availability.
Are the updates for Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 and 2024 currently available?
Yes. As of June 16, 2025, the security update for Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021, 2024 and Microsoft Office 365 for Mac are available. Customers running Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021, 2024 and Microsoft Office 365 for Mac should ensure the update is installed to be protected from this vulnerability.
Security updates
16.110.26061317 — https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/mac/microsoft-365-for-mac?msockid=35f9adb0e74b61392038b90de6fe608c
16.0.10417.20137 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002875
https — https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
16.110.26061317 — https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=831049
16.0.5556.1001 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002877
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.2
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Revision history
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Microsoft is announcing the availability of the security updates for Microsoft Office for Mac. Customers running affected Mac software should install the update for their product to be protected from this vulnerability. Customers running other Microsoft Office software do not need to take any action. See the [Release Notes](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=831049) for more information and download links.
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Information published.
References
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CVE-2026-44822 Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-44822
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss