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Microsoft Office Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

What it said

CVE
CVE-2026-83951
Severity
Important
CVSS base score
5.5
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Impact
Information Disclosure
Exploitation detected
Not reported by MSRC
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
Exploitation Unlikely
Component
Microsoft Office Word
Weakness
CWE-126: Buffer Over-read
Issued by
Microsoft
Customer action
Required: apply the update
Affected products
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems, Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions, Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions, Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition), Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
Updates that fix it
KB5002923: Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition), Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
CISA KEV
Not listed in the collected catalog
EPSS
0.5%; scored 22 Oct 2026
Public exploit code
No Nuclei template listed
Published
8 Sep 2026 07:00 UTC
Last revised
8 Sep 2026 07:00 UTC
Revision note
Information published.

Source evidence when recorded

Microsoft security releases
Complete at observationRead 22 Oct 2026 at 17:32 UTC
CISA KEV
Complete at observationRead 22 Oct 2026 at 17:32 UTC
FIRST EPSS
Complete at observationRead 22 Oct 2026 at 17:32 UTC
Public detection templates (Nuclei)
Complete at observationRead 22 Oct 2026 at 17:32 UTC

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  1. 22 Oct 2026 · 17:33:15 UTC EPSS0.5%; scored 21 Oct 2026 → 0.5%; scored 22 Oct 2026
  2. 21 Oct 2026 · 21:47:24 UTC EPSS0.5%; scored 20 Oct 2026 → 0.5%; scored 21 Oct 2026
  3. 20 Oct 2026 · 20:53:31 UTC EPSS0.5%; scored 19 Oct 2026 → 0.5%; scored 20 Oct 2026
  4. 19 Oct 2026 · 15:12:40 UTC EPSS0.5%; scored 18 Oct 2026 → 0.5%; scored 19 Oct 2026
  5. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTC EPSS0.5%; scored 16 Oct 2026 → 0.5%; scored 18 Oct 2026
  6. 18 Oct 2026 · 14:54:30 UTC Link: September 2026/security?release=2026-Sep#cves
  7. 16 Oct 2026 · 16:13:25 UTC EPSS0.5%; scored 15 Oct 2026 → 0.5%; scored 16 Oct 2026
  8. 15 Oct 2026 · 21:30:54 UTC EPSS0.5%; scored 14 Oct 2026 → 0.5%; scored 15 Oct 2026
  9. 15 Oct 2026 · 01:07:54 UTC EPSS0.5%; scored 13 Oct 2026 → 0.5%; scored 14 Oct 2026
  10. 14 Oct 2026 · 11:22:42 UTC Source coverage: msrc-cvrfIncomplete → Current
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