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CVE-2026-70105: Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-08-20 · updated 2026-10-30
• Weakness: CWE-20

Description

Improper input validation in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network.

Affected products

• Microsoft 365: all versions
• Microsoft Office: 2019
• Microsoft Office 2021: all versions
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2024: all versions
• Microsoft Word for Android: 2016
• Microsoft 365 Apps: from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
• Microsoft Office 365 for Mac: from 1.0.0 before 16.112.26081010 — fixed in 16.112.26081010
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2021: from 16.0.1 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
• Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024: from 16.0.0 before 16.112.26081010 — fixed in 16.112.26081010
• Microsoft Word 2016: from 16.0.1 before 16.0.5565.1000 — fixed in 16.0.5565.1000
• Microsoft Office: from 19.0.0 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
• Microsoft Office LTSC 2024: from 16.0.0 before https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases — fixed in https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
• Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021: from 16.0.1 before 16.112.26081010 — fixed in 16.112.26081010

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft 365 Apps https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Office 365 for Mac 16.112.26081010; Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 16.112.26081010; Microsoft Word 2016 16.0.5565.1000; Microsoft Office https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases; Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 16.112.26081010. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70105

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