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Microsoft Office Word EUVDEUVD-2026-73730

| CVE-2026-72972 HIGH
Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-xj3g-674g-xwpw
8.8
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY
8.8 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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8.8 HIGH

Network-delivered via crafted document, no privileges or special conditions required, user must open file; full triad impact confined to user session.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

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

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Metadata Corrected
Sep 08, 2026 - 23:40 vuln.today
tag: macOS added
Metadata Corrected
Sep 08, 2026 - 23:40 vuln.today
tag: Office 2016 added
Analysis Generated
Sep 08, 2026 - 23:32 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:35 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 08, 2026 - 18:20 nvd
HIGH 8.8

DescriptionCVE.org

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

AnalysisAI

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word's document-parsing engine enables remote code execution when a victim opens a specially crafted file, yielding full confidentiality, integrity, and availability compromise of the user's session. Affected products span Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Office 2019, Office LTSC 2021, Office LTSC 2024, Word 2016, and corresponding macOS editions across both x86 and x64 architectures. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation The victim must open a specially crafted Word document using an unpatched version of Microsoft Word - this is the sole triggering condition. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The CVSS 8.8 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) accurately characterizes the threat: no authentication or special network position is required of the attacker, attack complexity is low, and the only friction is convincing a user to open a file - a threshold social engineering routinely clears. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Apply Microsoft's released patches for each affected product track immediately. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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Within 24 hours: Issue security alert to all employees warning against opening unsolicited Word documents and email attachments from untrusted sources; prepare patch deployment plan covering all Office versions. …

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