CVE-2026-45466
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
- Who is affected
- Users of Microsoft Word.
- Urgency
- Remediation is low priority due to the low severity of the vulnerability.
- Action
- Update Microsoft Word to the latest version.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.37% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 29% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (1)
- lowCVE-2026-45466: Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
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