CVE-2026-35440

May 13, 2026, 3:34 p.m.

5.5
Medium

Description

Files or directories accessible to external parties in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Microsoft
  • Office Word
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-552
Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties
The product makes files or directories accessible to unauthorized actors, even though they should not be.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a microsoft office_word / / / / / / / /

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35440

Tags

CWE-552
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2026-05-12
CVE-2026-35440

CVSS Score

5.5 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Timeline

Published: May 12, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Last Modified: May 13, 2026, 3:34 p.m.

Status : Undergoing Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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