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CVE-2026-42832

7.7 HIGH

Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally

Published: 2026-05-12 · Last updated: 2026-05-19

Severity and scoring

CVSS
7.7 HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
CWE-284

Affected products

VendorProduct
microsoftexcel, office, office_long_term_servicing_channel

Description

Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

Source: NVD

References

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