Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
History

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

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Metrics ssvc

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


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

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-12T19:34:12.846Z

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 : Received

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

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

Link: CVE-2026-40367

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T20:45:23Z