CVE-2026-45456: Microsoft Outlook and Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

highCVSS 8.4CVE-2026-45456

Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CSIRTS triage

vendor: Microsoft product: Outlook and Word Remote code execution

What: Access of resource using incompatible type in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Who is affected: Users of Microsoft Outlook and Word.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to the high severity and potential for remote code execution.
Action: Update Microsoft Outlook and Word to the latest version.

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Details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center (INTL · vendor-psirt · site)
Severity: high — CVSS 8.4
Published: 2026-06-09
Exploitation: Not in CISA KEV at last sync

Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45456

Exploitation outlook

EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.

Low exploitation riskCVE-2026-454560.44% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 35% of all scored CVEs.

Referenced CVEs

CVE	CSIRTS overview	External
CVE-2026-45456	coverage & exploitation status	NVD · CVE.org

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