External control of file name or path in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

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Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft microsoft 365
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:microsoft_365:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2016:-:*:*:*:-:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2016:-:*:*:*:-:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:-:*:*:*:ltsc:macos:-:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x64:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:-:*:*:*:ltsc:-:x86:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft microsoft 365

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Microsoft microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Microsoft microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft microsoft Office 365 For Mac
Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc 2021
Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc 2024
Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc For Mac 2021
Vendors & Products Microsoft microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise
Microsoft microsoft Office 2016
Microsoft microsoft Office 2019
Microsoft microsoft Office 365 For Mac
Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc 2021
Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc 2024
Microsoft microsoft Office Ltsc For Mac 2021

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description External control of file name or path in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2016
Microsoft office 2019
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Microsoft office 365
Microsoft office Macos 2021
Weaknesses CWE-73
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365:*:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2021:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft office 2016
Microsoft office 2019
Microsoft office 2021
Microsoft office 2024
Microsoft office 365
Microsoft office Macos 2021
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-08T18:39:44.901Z

Reserved: 2026-07-14T21:08:07.965Z

Link: CVE-2026-62804

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T18:21:35.203Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-09-08T18:18:03.127

Modified: 2026-09-08T20:15:05.670

Link: CVE-2026-62804

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-08T20:00:12Z

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