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Out-of-bounds read information disclosure in Microsoft Office Excel

IdentifiersCVE-2026-21261CWE-125· Out-of-bounds Read

Information is currently not available beyond the provided high-level statement. Provided content indicates CVE-2026-21261 is an out-of-bounds read condition in Microsoft Office Excel that allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally; no additional details about the vulnerable function, parsing context, or triggering file format/feature are included.

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Impact

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Information is currently not available beyond the provided high-level statement. Based on the content, successful exploitation results in local information disclosure from the Excel process via an out-of-bounds read.

Mitigation

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Remediation

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Information is currently not available in the provided content beyond the general guidance to apply Microsoft’s February 2026 security updates for supported product versions.
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VendorProductType
Microsoft Corporation365 Appsapplication
Microsoft CorporationExcelapplication
Microsoft CorporationExcel 2016application
Microsoft CorporationOfficeapplication
Microsoft CorporationOffice 2019application
Microsoft CorporationOffice 2021application
Microsoft CorporationOffice 2024application
Microsoft CorporationOffice Long Term Servicing Channelapplication
Microsoft CorporationOffice Macos 2021application
Microsoft CorporationOffice Macos 2024application
Microsoft CorporationOffice Online Serverapplication

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