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Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise CVE-2026-40420

| EUVDEUVD-2026-29677 HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2026-05-12 microsoft GHSA-q3w4-cjqg-q4x3
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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NVD PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Jul 23, 2026 - 21:06 vuln.today
CVE Published
May 12, 2026 - 16:59 nvd
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper access control in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

AnalysisAI

Local privilege escalation in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run (Microsoft 365 Apps, Office 2019, Office LTSC 2021/2024) allows an authenticated local attacker to elevate privileges due to improper access control in the update/servicing component. A successful attack results in total compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with a scope change beyond the vulnerable component. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and EPSS exploitation probability is very low (0.04%, 12th percentile), but the vendor rates technical impact as total.

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