
It should be a priority for customers who have older releases of the software to migrate to supported releases to prevent potential exposure to vulnerabilities. For more information about the product lifecycle, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle website. Other releases are past their support life cycle. The affected software listed in this bulletin have been tested to determine which releases are affected. I am using an older release of the software discussed in this security bulletin. To determine the support life cycle for your software version or edition, see Microsoft Support Lifecycle.

Other versions or editions are either past their support life cycle or are not affected. The following software have been tested to determine which versions or editions are affected. Knowledge Base Article Knowledge Base Article See also the section, Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance, later in this bulletin. Recommendation. Microsoft recommends that customers apply the update at the earliest opportunity.

For more information about the vulnerability, see the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) subsection for the specific vulnerability entry under the next section, Vulnerability Information. The security update addresses the vulnerability by helping to ensure that Microsoft Office for Mac does not download content from external sources without user consent. For more information, see the subsection, Affected and Non-Affected Software, in this section. This security update is rated Important for Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac and Microsoft Office for Mac 2011.

The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user opens a specially crafted email message. This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac. Version: 1.1 General Information Executive Summary Security Bulletin Microsoft Security Bulletin MS13-026 - Important Vulnerability in Microsoft Office for Mac Could Allow Information Disclosure (2813682)
