CVE-2026-42832Disclosure(microsoft / excel)

LOWCVSS 5.5 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-284

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

STABLE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • excel
  • office
  • office_long_term_servicing_channel
  • word

Threat summary

  • 3 mentions across 2 observed days
  • Momentum state: stable

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 3 signals
  • Disclosure: 3 classified signals
  • Peaked 1d ago at 2 mentions (2026-05-12); latest day: 1
  • 3 total mentions across 2 days

Affected systems

Vendors
Products
excelofficeoffice_long_term_servicing_channelword

2 versions affected across 4 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline3 mentions / 2d
01122Mentions · 2026-05-12: 2Mentions · 2026-05-18: 1Technical Details · 2026-05-12: 2Technical Details · 2026-05-18: 105-1205-18
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
3100.0%
Referenced assets3 URLs
Classification over time
DateTotalLabels
2026-05-122
Disclosure2
2026-05-181
Disclosure1
Full discourse3 posts
  • CVE@CVEnew
    Disclosure

    CVE-2026-42832 Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42832

    Post summary

    The statement reports an improper access control flaw in Microsoft Office that permits local spoofing by an attacker, but does not provide any PoC, exploit, or mitigation information.

    00010234
    57.5K followersView on X
  • cybersecuritypath@cybrsecpath
    Disclosure

    Microsoft Office Flaw CVE-2026-42832 Lets Attackers Spoof Files https://thecybrdef.com/microsoft-office-cve-2026-42832-file-spoofing-vulnerability/ #Cyberupdates #Cybertechnews #Cybersecurity

    Post summary

    The article announces a new Microsoft Office vulnerability (CVE-2026-42832) that enables file spoofing but provides no evidence of PoC, exploitation, or patch status.

    0000049
    9 followersView on X
  • Infoflowcloud@infoflowcloud
    Disclosure

    🚨*CVE* CVE-2026-42832 Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally. https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-42832 ----- Traducción: CVE-2026-42832 Control de acceso incorrecto en Microsoft Office permite a un ataca… http://infoflow.cloud`

    Post summary

    The post serves primarily as a disclosure of CVE‑2026‑42832, noting an access‑control flaw in Microsoft Office that permits local spoofing, without including exploitation or mitigation details.

    0000030
    77 followersView on X
CPE platform detail4 entries

4 of 4 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appmicrosoftexcel-android-
Appmicrosoftoffice2024macos-
Appmicrosoftoffice_long_term_servicing_channel2021macos-
Appmicrosoftword-android-

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