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Source: Microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-78514Unknown / EvaluatingImportant (raw)CVSS 8.8

Microsoft Office Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 08 Sept 2026•Last updated: 17 Sept 2026, 12:30 PM IST•Source identifier: Unknown
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
8.8Important (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Metric sourceMicrosoft MSRC CVRF
EPSS probability
0.8%0.008
Percentile56th
Weakness type
—
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
KB5002923

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

SOC priority

Review

Actively exploited

No

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

13 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • Microsoft Office 365 for Mac · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition) · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
Recorded patch / KBKB5002923

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • Microsoft MSRC: Release Notes
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5002923 listed by MSRC

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
No
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched user-interaction-client (CVSS AV:N, CVSS UI:R)

Exposure

  1. Identify endpoints reporting this CVE, especially those used for email and web browsing.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network vector that needs user interaction points at user-facing client software. · Rule user-interaction-client

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review unusual child processes started by the affected client application on affected endpoints.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule user-interaction-client

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated update on affected endpoints.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule user-interaction-client

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
Unknown
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Unknown
CPE
Unknown

Evidence & Provenance

1 public source
api.msrc.microsoft.comSource record
Detection Hunting Query

— No published hunting query names this record. Browse community and library queries instead.

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Correlated briefings

Microsoft Security Update Guide · Limited verificationSeptember 2026 Security UpdatesPublished 08 Sept 2026
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