CVE-2026-97740
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Exposure of Sensitive Information in Microsoft Office Excel

Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-97740, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.

Publication date: 2026-10-13

Last updated on: 2026-10-13

Assigner: Microsoft Corporation

Description

Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

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Published
2026-10-13
Last Modified
2026-10-13
Generated
2026-10-14
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
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Affected Vendors & Products

Showing 7 associated CPEs
Vendor Product Version / Range
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise 16.0.1
Microsoft Microsoft Office 365 for Mac 1.0.0
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 16.0.1
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 16.0.0
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 16.0.1
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 16.0.0
Microsoft Office Online Server 16.0.0.0

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Exploitability

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CWE ID Description
CWE-497 The product does not properly prevent sensitive system-level information from being accessed by unauthorized actors who do not have the same level of access to the underlying system as the product does.

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