CVE-2026-40421

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Published 2026-05-12 · Modified 2026-05-19

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CVSS v3

4.3

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

4.3

Description

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

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

53%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
windows		affected

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
microsoft	365_apps	`-`
microsoft	office	`2019`
microsoft	office	`2024`
microsoft	office_long_term_servicing_channel	`2021`
microsoft	word	`2016`

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40421

CWEs

CWE-73

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.