CVE-2026-35440
MEDIUMMicrosoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Title source: cnaDescription
Files or directories accessible to external parties in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
patch
Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35440
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.1%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-552
Status
published
Products (10)
microsoft/365_apps
(2 CPE variants)
Microsoft/Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
16.0.1 - https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft/Microsoft Office 2019
19.0.0 - https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft/Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
16.0.1 - https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft/Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
16.0.0 - https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft/Microsoft Word 2016
16.0.1 - 16.0.5552.1000
microsoft/office
2019 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office_long_term_servicing_channel
2021 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/office_long_term_servicing_channel
2024 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/word
2016 (2 CPE variants)
Published
May 12, 2026
Tracked Since
May 12, 2026