CVE-2026-55130Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- microsoft
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise microsoft:365_apps_for_enterprise (from the name) | from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | CNA record |
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 microsoft:office_2019 (from the name) | from 19.0.0 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | CNA record |
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 microsoft:office_ltsc_2021 (from the name) | from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | CNA record |
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 microsoft:office_ltsc_2024 (from the name) | from 16.0.0 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | CNA record |
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server_2016 (from the name) | from 16.0.0 before 16.0.5561.1001 | CNA record |
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 microsoft:sharepoint_server_2019 (from the name) | from 16.0.0 before 16.0.10417.20175 | CNA record |
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition microsoft:sharepoint_server_subscription_edition (from the name) | from 16.0.0 before 16.0.19725.20434 | CNA record |
Microsoft Microsoft Word 2016 microsoft:word_2016 (from the name) | from 16.0.1 before 16.0.5561.1000 | CNA record |
microsoft 365_apps microsoft:365_apps | all versions; all versions | NVD |
microsoft office_2019 microsoft:office_2019 | all versions; all versions | NVD |
microsoft office_2021 microsoft:office_2021 | all versions; all versions | NVD |
microsoft office_2024 microsoft:office_2024 | all versions; all versions | NVD |
microsoft sharepoint_server microsoft:sharepoint_server | before 16.0.19725.20434; 2016; 2019 | NVD |
microsoft word microsoft:word | 2016; 2016 | NVD |
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55130vendor-advisory, patch
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