CVE-2026-40421CWE-73
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Medium · published May 12, 2026
What it is
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
The record
Technical detail
- CVSS v3.1
- 4.3 · MEDIUM
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- CVSS v4.0
- Not supplied
- EPSS
- 0.00704 · 52.8th percentile
- Weakness
- CWE-73 · External Control of File Name or Path
- Published
- 2026-05-12T16:58Z
EPSS history
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