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CVE-2026-78522
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 0.92%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.92% probability · 60th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- microsoft/365 apps · microsoft/office 2019 · microsoft/office 2021 · microsoft/office 2024 · microsoft/word
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
EPSS 0.9% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-78522Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.