Articles from July 15, 2026
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Excel RCE Flaw Fixed in July 2026 Office Security Update — Patch Your PC Now
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released its monthly security updates, and among them is a critical fix for a high‑severity vulnerability in Excel, tracked as CVE‑2026‑55029. This heap‑based...
Microsoft Fixes Office Bug That Leaks Data Through Malicious Files
Microsoft’s July 14 security update includes a fix for an information-disclosure flaw in Office that can expose the contents of your documents – and potentially much more – when you open a...
Microsoft Patches SharePoint XSS Vulnerability CVE-2026-55034: What You Need to Patch Now
Microsoft released its July 2026 security updates on July 14, and among the patches is a fix for CVE-2026-55034—an Important-rated cross-site scripting (XSS) flaw in on-premises SharePoint Server....
Excel Patch CVE-2026-55048: Don’t Be Fooled by the ‘Local’ Label—Here’s Why You Need to Update Now
Microsoft’s July 2026 security updates include a fix for an Excel vulnerability that seems, at first glance, less dangerous than its title suggests. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-55048, is...
Local access, no click, high risk: Why you must install Microsoft’s July 2026 Office patches now
Microsoft pushed out a batch of security fixes on July 14, 2026 that includes a patch for CVE-2026-55026, an information disclosure bug rated Important. The vulnerability sits in Office and...
Patch Excel Immediately: Microsoft’s July 2026 Update Blocks a Remotely Delivered Code Execution Attack
On July 14, 2026, Microsoft released a security update for Microsoft Excel that fixes a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-55031. The flaw, rated Important with a CVSS 3.1 base...
July 2026 Office Patch Fixes Heap Overflow That Could Let Attackers Execute Code on Your PC
Microsoft released security updates on July 14, 2026, patching a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office that could allow an attacker to run arbitrary code after a user opens a malicious...
Microsoft’s Latest SharePoint Patch Fixes a Tricky XSS—And Packs Critical Fixes You Can’t Ignore
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security updates for SharePoint Server close an authenticated cross-site scripting hole that, on its own, scores a medium 4.6 on the CVSS scale. The flaw, tracked as...
Patch Excel Immediately: The July 14 Update Closes a Code Execution Flaw (CVE-2026-55025)
Microsoft’s July 2026 security updates for Office include a fix for a high-severity vulnerability in Excel that could let an attacker take over a PC just by convincing someone to open a specially...
Microsoft Fixes Office and SharePoint Bug That Could Expose Sensitive Data — Patch Now
Microsoft released security updates on July 14, 2026, that fix a memory disclosure vulnerability in Microsoft Office and on-premises SharePoint Server. Tracked as CVE-2026-55023, the flaw can be...
Microsoft’s July 14 Office Update Seals Off a Type-Confusion Flaw That Could Execute Malicious Code
Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday delivered a critical security update for Microsoft Office, closing CVE-2026-55022 — a memory corruption vulnerability that could allow remote code execution...
Windows 11 Search: The Settings That Make It Find Your Files—No Registry Hacks Needed
A comprehensive new guide from MakeUseOf, published July 15, promises to end the frustration of Windows 11’s unreliable file search. The advice is mostly sound—switch to Enhanced indexing, train...