Medium severity · published May 12, 2026
CVE-2026-42832
Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OF
Office · Microsoft
2024 · source: NVD
ME
Microsoft Excel for Android · Microsoft
16.0.0.0 before 16.0.19822.20190 · source: vendor
MO
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 · Microsoft
16.0.1 before 16.109.26051019 · source: vendor
MO
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 · Microsoft
16.0.0 before 16.109.26051019 · source: vendor
MW
Microsoft Word for Android · Microsoft
16.0.0.0 before 16.0.19822.20190 · source: vendor
EX
Excel · Microsoft
before 16.0.19822.20190 · source: NVD
OL
Office Long Term Servicing Channel · Microsoft
2021 · source: NVD
WO
Word · Microsoft
before 16.0.19822.20190 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42832
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42832
Vendor Advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-42832
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