Advisory Details

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of Microsoft Excel. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of FBX files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current process.

Fixed in version 16.0.15812.10000

• 2022-08-23 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
• 2024-07-29 - Coordinated public release of advisory
• 2024-08-15 - Advisory Updated