CVE-2026-108433
7.8HighPublished 15 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Impact
- Full C/I/A compromise
- Weakness
- CWE-807
Impact
An unauthorized attacker can bypass Word security features to compromise data confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the local machine. Exploitation requires a user to open a malicious file or execute untrusted input.
Root cause
Microsoft Office Word relies on untrusted user-controllable inputs when making security decisions.
Affected systems
Versions not listed — check the vendor advisory.
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Check the Microsoft Security Update Guide advisory for the specific patch release and update Microsoft Office/Word to the patched version. Warn users not to open untrusted Word documents until the update is deployed.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.