Use of Uninitialized Resource in Microsoft Office Excel Allows Local Information Disclosure

Publication date: 2026-09-08

Last updated on: 2026-09-09

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Use of uninitialized resource in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

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Published

2026-09-08

Last Modified

2026-09-09

Generated

2026-09-29

AI Q&A

2026-09-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-27

NVD

CVE-2026-81958

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
microsoft	365_apps	*
microsoft	365_apps	*
microsoft	excel	2016
microsoft	excel	2016
microsoft	office_2019	*
microsoft	office_2019	*
microsoft	office_2016	*
microsoft	office_2016	*
microsoft	microsoft_365	*
microsoft	office_2021	*
microsoft	office_2021	*
microsoft	office_2021	*
microsoft	office_2024	*
microsoft	office_2024	*
microsoft	office_2024	*

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Exploitability

CWE

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CWE ID	Description
CWE-908	The product uses or accesses a resource that has not been initialized.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves the use of an uninitialized resource in Microsoft Office Excel. An attacker could exploit this to access and disclose information stored locally on a system.

Impact Analysis

An unauthorized attacker could exploit this flaw to read sensitive information from your system. This could include files, data, or other confidential details stored locally.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the latest security updates from Microsoft to patch the uninitialized resource issue in Excel and related Office applications.

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