CVE catalog

CVE-2026-40421

Files or directories accessible to external parties in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

[CVE catalog]

Severity
Medium · CVSS 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.62% · Oct 25, 2026

Files or directories accessible to external parties in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

DistributionPackageReleaseVersionStatus
Cpe365_appsNot reportedNot reportedunknown
CpeofficeNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpeoffice_long_term_servicing_channelNot reportedNot reportedunknown
CpewordNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpe365_appsNot reportedNot reportedunknown
CpeofficeNot reportedNot reportedunknown
Cpeoffice_long_term_servicing_channelNot reportedNot reportedunknown
CpewordNot reportedNot reportedunknown

Fixed-version evidence

OpenFactory catalog packages

No matching packages in this catalog.

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