VDB-369677 · CVE-2026-45469 · GCVE-0-2026-45469

Microsoft Excel -/3/5.1/10.0.17763.8880 integer underflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to integer underflow. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-45469. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Excel. This issue affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a integer underflow vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-191. The product subtracts one value from another, such that the result is less than the minimum allowable integer value, which produces a value that is not equal to the correct result. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 06/09/2026 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is shared at msrc.microsoft.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-45469. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/09/2026).

Upgrading to version 16.0.5556.1005 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be patching the affected component. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Spreadsheet Software

Vendor

Microsoft

Name

Excel

Version

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.microsoft.com/

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CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔒

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Integer underflow
CWE: CWE-191 / CWE-189
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Unproven
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Upgrade: Excel 16.0.5556.1005

Timelineinfo

06/09/2026 VulDB entry created
06/09/2026 +0 days Advisory disclosed
06/09/2026 +0 days Countermeasure disclosed
06/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-45469 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-45469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-369677

Entryinfo

Created: 06/09/2026 19:55
Updated: 06/09/2026 19:59
Changes: 06/09/2026 19:55 (21), 06/09/2026 19:56 (11), 06/09/2026 19:59 (38)
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