CVE-2026-40367CriticalCVSS 8.4
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
🎯 Affected products15
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
- Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
- Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
- Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
- Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
- Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)
- Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
✅ Remediation
KB5002868 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.5552.1002 KB5002869 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.5552.1002 KB5002870 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.10417.20128 KB5002872 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.10417.20128 KBClick to Run (Security Update) — fixed build https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 16.109.26051019 KB5002863 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.19725.20280 KB5002858 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.5552.1000
🔗 References (15)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-40367
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=108651
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5002868
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=108652
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5002869
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=108654
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5002870
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=108653
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5002872
- referencehttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
- patchhttps://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=831049
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=108655
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5002863
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=108649
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5002858