{ "document": { "category": "csaf_base", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "tlp": { "label": "WHITE" } }, "lang": "en", "notes": [ { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "The Netherlands Cyber Security Center (henceforth: NCSC-NL) maintains this portal to enhance access to its information and vulnerabilities. The use of this information is subject to the following terms and conditions:\n\nThe vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are gathered by NCSC-NL from a variety of open sources, which the user can retrieve from other platforms. NCSC-NL makes every reasonable effort to ensure that the content of this portal is kept up to date, and that it is accurate and complete. Nevertheless, NCSC-NL cannot entirely rule out the possibility of errors, and therefore cannot give any warranty in respect of its completeness, accuracy or real-time keeping up-to-date. NCSC-NL does not control nor guarantee the accuracy, relevance, timeliness or completeness of information obtained from these external sources. The vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal are intended solely for the convenience of professional parties to take appropriate measures to manage the risks posed to the cybersecurity. No rights can be derived from the information provided therein.\n\nNCSC-NL and the Kingdom of the Netherlands assume no legal liability or responsibility for any damage resulting from either the use or inability of use of the vulnerabilities disclosed in this portal. This includes damage resulting from the inaccuracy of incompleteness of the information contained in it.\nThe information on this page is subject to Dutch law. All disputes related to or arising from the use of this portal regarding the disclosure of vulnerabilities will be submitted to the competent court in The Hague. This choice of means also applies to the court in summary proceedings." } ], "publisher": { "category": "coordinator", "contact_details": "cert@ncsc.nl", "name": "National Cyber Security Centre", "namespace": "https://www.ncsc.nl/" }, "title": "CVE-2026-40362", "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2026-05-13T15:22:12.443238Z", "generator": { "date": "2026-02-17T15:00:00Z", "engine": { "name": "V.E.L.M.A", "version": "1.7" } }, "id": "CVE-2026-40362", "initial_release_date": "2026-05-12T07:30:40.011198Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2026-05-12T07:30:40.011198Z", "number": "1", "summary": "NCSC Score created." }, { "date": "2026-05-12T17:41:28.081838Z", "number": "2", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (8).| References created (1).| CWES updated (1)." }, { "date": "2026-05-12T17:41:29.986508Z", "number": "3", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-05-12T18:31:59.052962Z", "number": "4", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| Products connected (13).| Product Threats created (26).| Product Remediations created (13).| CWES updated (1).| Exploitable created." }, { "date": "2026-05-12T18:32:09.883898Z", "number": "5", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-05-12T18:33:02.765850Z", "number": "6", "summary": "Source created.| CVE status created. (valid)| Description created for source.| CVSS created.| References created (1).| CWES updated (1)." }, { "date": "2026-05-12T18:33:06.071920Z", "number": "7", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-05-13T01:03:39.198801Z", "number": "8", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| News created (1)." }, { "date": "2026-05-13T01:03:40.932142Z", "number": "9", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-05-13T05:40:13.080142Z", "number": "10", "summary": "Unknown change." }, { "date": "2026-05-13T06:31:38.621774Z", "number": "11", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)" }, { "date": "2026-05-13T09:30:45.898849Z", "number": "12", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| Products connected (19).| References created (3)." }, { "date": "2026-05-13T09:30:52.440838Z", "number": "13", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." }, { "date": "2026-05-13T15:21:34.060120Z", "number": "14", "summary": "Source connected.| CVE status created. (valid)| EPSS created." }, { "date": "2026-05-13T15:21:40.354817Z", "number": "15", "summary": "NCSC Score updated." } ], "status": "interim", "version": "15" } }, "product_tree": { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/2016", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/2016", "product_id": "CSAFPID-2796", "product_identification_helper": { "cpe": "cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:2016" } } }, { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/for android", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/for android", "product_id": "CSAFPID-6984025", "product_identification_helper": { "cpe": "cpe:/a:microsoft:excel:webapp:2010:sp2" } } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "Excel" }, { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/unknown", "product": { "name": "vers:unknown/unknown", "product_id": "CSAFPID-1430029", "product_identification_helper": { "cpe": "cpe:/a:microsoft:365_apps:-" } } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "Microsoft 365 Apps" }, { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "vers:unknown/16.0.1|Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

\n", "title": "microsoft - https://api.msrc.microsoft.com/cvrf/v3.0/cvrf/2026-May" }, { "category": "description", "text": "Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.", "title": "nvd - https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2026-40362" }, { "category": "other", "text": "0.00058", "title": "EPSS" }, { "category": "other", "text": "6.9", "title": "NCSC Score" }, { "category": "other", "text": "VENDOR FIX as product remediation category, There is news data available from source Bleepingcomputer, Is related to CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow), Is related to (a version of) an uncommon product", "title": "NCSC Score top increasing factors" }, { "category": "other", "text": "There is cwe data available from source Nvd", "title": "NCSC Score top decreasing factors" } ], "product_status": { "known_affected": [ "CSAFPID-1288319", "CSAFPID-1288368", "CSAFPID-1288369", "CSAFPID-3105172", "CSAFPID-6981236", "CSAFPID-6981237", "CSAFPID-6981251", "CSAFPID-6981252", "CSAFPID-5137203", "CSAFPID-5137204", "CSAFPID-5137205", "CSAFPID-5137206", "CSAFPID-5137207", "CSAFPID-5137208", "CSAFPID-5137209", "CSAFPID-5137210", "CSAFPID-5137211", "CSAFPID-5137212", "CSAFPID-5137213", "CSAFPID-5137214", "CSAFPID-5137215", "CSAFPID-2796", "CSAFPID-62652", "CSAFPID-1189241", "CSAFPID-1189242", "CSAFPID-1189244", "CSAFPID-1305162", "CSAFPID-1305163", "CSAFPID-1305165", "CSAFPID-1430027", "CSAFPID-1430029", "CSAFPID-1776524", "CSAFPID-1776528", "CSAFPID-2966195", "CSAFPID-5467987", "CSAFPID-5467990", "CSAFPID-5642472", "CSAFPID-6984025", "CSAFPID-6984026", "CSAFPID-6984027" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - nvd", "url": "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2026-40362" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - cveprojectv5", "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/main/cves/2026/40xxx/CVE-2026-40362.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - microsoft", "url": "https://api.msrc.microsoft.com/cvrf/v3.0/cvrf/2026-May" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - bleepingcomputer", "url": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-may-2026-patch-tuesday-fixes-120-flaws-no-zero-days/" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - ncscclear", "url": "https://advisories.ncsc.nl/advisory?id=NCSC-2026-0144" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-1490.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Source - first", "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?limit=10000&offset=0" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "News - bleepingcomputer", "url": "https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-may-2026-patch-tuesday-fixes-120-flaws-no-zero-days/" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - cveprojectv5; nvd", "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40362" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2026/wid-sec-w-2026-1490.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvisory?name=WID-SEC-2026-1490" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Reference - certbundde", "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/" } ], "remediations": [ { "category": "vendor_fix", "details": "5002871", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-5137203" ], "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=108650" }, { "category": "vendor_fix", "details": "Click to Run", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-5137204", "CSAFPID-5137205", "CSAFPID-5137206", "CSAFPID-5137207", "CSAFPID-5137209", "CSAFPID-5137210", "CSAFPID-5137211", "CSAFPID-5137212" ] }, { "category": "vendor_fix", "details": "Release Notes", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-5137208", "CSAFPID-5137213" ], "url": "https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=831049" }, { "category": "vendor_fix", "details": "5002865", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-5137214", "CSAFPID-5137215" ], "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=108648" } ], "scores": [ { "cvss_v3": { "version": "3.1", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C", "baseScore": 7.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH" }, "products": [ "CSAFPID-1189241", "CSAFPID-1189242", "CSAFPID-1189244", "CSAFPID-1288319", "CSAFPID-1288368", "CSAFPID-1288369", "CSAFPID-1305162", "CSAFPID-1305163", "CSAFPID-1305165", "CSAFPID-1430027", "CSAFPID-1430029", "CSAFPID-1776524", "CSAFPID-1776528", "CSAFPID-2796", "CSAFPID-2966195", "CSAFPID-3105172", "CSAFPID-5137203", "CSAFPID-5137204", "CSAFPID-5137205", "CSAFPID-5137206", "CSAFPID-5137207", "CSAFPID-5137208", "CSAFPID-5137209", "CSAFPID-5137210", "CSAFPID-5137211", "CSAFPID-5137212", "CSAFPID-5137213", "CSAFPID-5137214", "CSAFPID-5137215", "CSAFPID-5467987", "CSAFPID-5467990", "CSAFPID-5642472", "CSAFPID-62652", "CSAFPID-6981236", "CSAFPID-6981237", "CSAFPID-6981251", "CSAFPID-6981252", "CSAFPID-6984025", "CSAFPID-6984026", "CSAFPID-6984027" ] } ], "threats": [ { "category": "exploit_status", "details": "Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-5137203", "CSAFPID-5137204", "CSAFPID-5137205", "CSAFPID-5137206", "CSAFPID-5137207", "CSAFPID-5137208", "CSAFPID-5137209", "CSAFPID-5137210", "CSAFPID-5137211", "CSAFPID-5137212", "CSAFPID-5137213", "CSAFPID-5137214", "CSAFPID-5137215" ] }, { "category": "impact", "details": "Remote Code Execution", "product_ids": [ "CSAFPID-5137203", "CSAFPID-5137204", "CSAFPID-5137205", "CSAFPID-5137206", "CSAFPID-5137207", "CSAFPID-5137208", "CSAFPID-5137209", "CSAFPID-5137210", "CSAFPID-5137211", "CSAFPID-5137212", "CSAFPID-5137213", "CSAFPID-5137214", "CSAFPID-5137215" ] }, { "category": "exploit_status", "details": "exploited" } ], "title": "CVE-2026-40362" } ] }