Aug 2026: Microsoft Office Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
CVE-2026-66806 Published on August 11, 2026
Microsoft Office Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Off-by-one error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Weakness Types
What is an off-by-five Vulnerability?
A product calculates or uses an incorrect maximum or minimum value that is 1 more, or 1 less, than the correct value.
CVE-2026-66806 has been classified to as an off-by-five vulnerability or weakness.
Out-of-bounds Read
The software reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can allow attackers to read sensitive information from other memory locations or cause a crash. A crash can occur when the code reads a variable amount of data and assumes that a sentinel exists to stop the read operation, such as a NUL in a string. The expected sentinel might not be located in the out-of-bounds memory, causing excessive data to be read, leading to a segmentation fault or a buffer overflow. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent read operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.
Products Associated with CVE-2026-66806
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Affected Versions
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise:- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 19.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below 16.0.5565.1000 is affected.