CVE-2026-40364
HighCVSS 8.4Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Very high risk91th percentile - higher than 91% of all known CVEs
Summary
In Microsoft Office Word, a vulnerability related to access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Risk Assessment
This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to the system and execution of malicious code, posing a serious threat to organizational security.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Microsoft Office Word to the latest version to mitigate the risks associated with this vulnerability.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Word
See all- CVE-2026-20948High
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-20944High
An out-of-bounds read vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- CVE-2026-70300Critical
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- CVE-2026-108451High
A numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code over a network. The flaw stems from improper handling of numeric values.
- CVE-2026-108450High
A heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code over a network. The vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted data.
- CVE-2026-108449High
A heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code over a network. The vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted data.
- CVE-2026-108447High
A heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code over a network. The vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted data.
- CVE-2026-108445High
A stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute code over a network. The vulnerability occurs when processing specially crafted data.
- CVE-2026-108443High
An off-by-one error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. The flaw stems from an incorrect buffer size calculation by one byte.
- CVE-2026-108442High
A use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. The flaw involves accessing memory after it has been freed.
Original NVD description (English source)
Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS

