CVE-2026-72976CWE-125

CVE-2026-72976

Medium · published September 8, 2026

CVSS v3.1
5.0
EPSS
1%
Percentile
42.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.0 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00512 · 42.8th percentile
Weakness
CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read
Published
2026-09-08T22:20Z
Affected products (13)
ProductVersionsFixed in
microsoft/365_appsall versions—
microsoft/365_appsall versions—
microsoft/microsoft_365all versions—
microsoft/office_2019all versions—
microsoft/office_2019all versions—
microsoft/office_2021all versions—
microsoft/office_2021all versions—
microsoft/office_2021all versions—
microsoft/office_2024all versions—
microsoft/office_2024all versions—
microsoft/office_2024all versions—
microsoft/wordall versions—
microsoft/wordall versions—
References (1)
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-72976 · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 10 SEP 03:18Z
    EPSS moved — → 0%
    epss
  • 08 SEP 17:17Z
    Microsoft Office Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    cvelistv5