CVE-2026-40421: medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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13Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 4.3epss 0.6%
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Affected products
Microsoft · Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseMicrosoft · Microsoft Office 2019Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2021Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2024Microsoft · Microsoft Word 2016Related CVEs — Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
In the same product, most dangerous first.
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