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CVE-2026-40421

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
12/05/2026
Last modified:
16/05/2026

Description

External control of file name or path in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Impact

Vector 3.x
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 3.x
4.30
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2021:*:*:*:ltsc:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2021:*:*:*:ltsc:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2024:*:*:*:ltsc:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2024:*:*:*:ltsc:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

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