CVE-2026-97740
Microsoft Office Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Office Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-97740- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-497
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-99812
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-99812- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r3cp-wvg8-3gq2
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Microsoft Office...
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- Record
GHSA-r3cp-wvg8-3gq2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-497
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Exposure of sensitive system information to an unauthorized control sphere in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-97740- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-497
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-97740 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Microsoft 365 Apps, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.86%, the 58th percentile. No source names a fixed version.