CVE-2026-108451
8.8HighPublished 15 Oct 2026 · NVD status: Awaiting Analysis · AI triage by gemini-3.8-flash
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Impact
- Full C/I/A compromise
- Weakness
- CWE-122, CWE-197
Impact
An attacker can achieve remote code execution in the context of the current user. To trigger this, an unauthorized attacker must convince a user to open a malicious document.
Root cause
A numeric truncation error leads to a heap-based buffer overflow when parsing Word documents.
Affected systems
Versions not listed — check the vendor advisory.
CVSS v3.1 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Fix & remediation
Install the latest Microsoft Office security updates referenced in the MSRC advisory; until patched, avoid opening untrusted Word files or open them in Protected View.
AI-suggested. Run it in staging first and check it against the vendor advisory. Why?
NVD description
Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.