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Microsoft Word EUVDEUVD-2026-73401

| CVE-2026-68843 MEDIUM
Use After Free (CWE-416)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-4x22-3827-w69r
5.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
5.5 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI
5.5 MEDIUM

Local access only, low privilege (authenticated user session), no scope change; purely a read primitive with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

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

Lifecycle Timeline

4
Metadata Corrected
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:40 vuln.today
tag: Denial Of Service replaced by Information Disclosure
Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:30 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:18 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.5

DescriptionCVE.org

Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

AnalysisAI

Use-after-free (CWE-416) in Microsoft Office Word enables a locally authenticated attacker to disclose sensitive memory contents. Exploitation requires only low-privileged local access with no user interaction, yielding high confidentiality impact per the CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N vector. …

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Exploitation Exploitation requires an authenticated local session on an affected Windows host (PR:L, AV:L). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment Real-world risk is moderate. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
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Remediation Apply the vendor-released patch via Microsoft Update. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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