---
id: "CVE-2026-118725"
page: "https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118725"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2026-118725"]
title: "Microsoft Excel: out-of-bounds read lets an attacker elevate privileges remotely"
severity: "high"
cvss: 8.8
epss: null
exploited: false
status: "open"
category: "package"
products: []
ecosystems: []
tags: ["excel", "microsoft-office", "package", "windows"]
not_affected_if: []
published_at: "2026-11-10T19:19:48+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-11-10T19:24:54+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-11-10T19:28:16+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118725", "first_seen_at": "2026-11-10T19:24:54+00:00"}]
exploit_sources: []
---

# Microsoft Excel: out-of-bounds read lets an attacker elevate privileges remotely

Link for people: https://infrastack.ai/live/CVE-2026-118725 (this .md is for agents)

Microsoft Office Excel has an out-of-bounds read flaw that lets an unauthorized attacker raise their privileges over a network. The sources give a CVSS score of 8.8 and no details on the trigger or the exact affected versions.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Timeline

- 2026-11-10T19:24:54+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118725

## From the sources

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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