Description
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Published: 2026-05-12
Score: 8.4 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Tue, 12 May 2026 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2019
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Microsoft office Macos 2021
Microsoft office Macos 2024
Microsoft sharepoint Server
Microsoft sharepoint Server 2016
Microsoft sharepoint Server 2019
Microsoft word 2016
Weaknesses CWE-822
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2021:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2024:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:*:*:*:*:subscription:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2016:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2019
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Microsoft office Macos 2021
Microsoft office Macos 2024
Microsoft sharepoint Server
Microsoft sharepoint Server 2016
Microsoft sharepoint Server 2019
Microsoft word 2016
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft 365 Apps Office 2019 Office 2021 Office 2024 Office Macos 2021 Office Macos 2024 Sharepoint Server Sharepoint Server 2016 Sharepoint Server 2019 Word 2016
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-15T17:13:19.577Z

Reserved: 2026-04-11T23:06:15.614Z

Link: CVE-2026-40367

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T19:34:06.798Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-05-12T18:17:15.760

Modified: 2026-05-13T15:34:52.573

Link: CVE-2026-40367

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-13T03:15:30Z

Weaknesses