Microsoft Office Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Published August 11, 2026Updated August 11, 2026
Source data
Overview
Off-by-one error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Impact & technical details
Information Disclosure
What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could potentially read portions of process memory.
Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.
- CVSS base score
- 5.5 / 10
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Highest base score supplied by MSRC for this record; the vector belongs to that score. Ratings can vary by product. Microsoft Important is displayed as High; Moderate is displayed as Medium.
Affected products
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions
Show all 10 affected products
- Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)
- Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
Source guidance
Remediation
- Click to Run
At least one Microsoft vendor-fix reference is available. Check each affected product for its applicable update, prerequisites, and supported version.
GTP recommendation · Rule-based guidance
Recommended next step
Review affected Microsoft products and apply the applicable security updates through your organization's normal patch-management process. Confirm availability and prerequisites in the Microsoft advisory.
Authoritative sources & updates
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