CVE-2026-41101

⚠️ high

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Improper access control in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.

CVSS Score

7.1

High

EPSS Score

0.0

Exploit Probability

Published Date

2026-05-12

First Seen: 2026-05-17

This CVE is Moderate Risk - more severe than 53.4% of all 326,604 vulnerabilities in our database.

#152,347

Above average severity

Severity Percentile

🔍 Exploitation Status

None

No known exploits

⚙️ Automatable

Requires human interaction

💥 Technical Impact

Total

Complete system compromise possible

SSVC data provided by CISA

Last Modified 2026-05-16

Source NVD 🔗

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

CWE IDs (Weakness Types)

CWE-284

📦 Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Status	Affected Versions
microsoft	word	Affected	< 16.0.19822.20190

Vendor Advisory

CVE ID	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Summary	Published
CVE-2026-40421	🔶 medium	4.3	0.1	Files or directories accessible to external parties in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose...	2026-05-12
CVE-2026-42832	⚠️ high	7.7	0.1	Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.	2026-05-12
CVE-2026-35440	🔶 medium	5.5	0.0	Files or directories accessible to external parties in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose...	2026-05-12
CVE-2026-40361	⚠️ high	8.4	0.1	Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.	2026-05-12
CVE-2026-40364	⚠️ high	8.4	0.2	Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker t...	2026-05-12
CVE-2026-40366	⚠️ high	8.4	0.1	Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker t...	2026-05-12

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