CVE-2026-78504
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Microsoft Office Word Stack-Based Buffer Overflow
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-78504, including description, CVSS score, EPSS score, affected products, exploitability, helpful resources, and attack-flow context.
Publication date: 2026-09-08
Last updated on: 2026-09-09
Assigner: Microsoft Corporation
Description
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | 365_apps | * |
| microsoft | 365_apps | * |
| microsoft | word | 2016 |
| microsoft | word | 2016 |
| microsoft | office_2019 | * |
| microsoft | office_2019 | * |
| microsoft | microsoft_365 | * |
| microsoft | office_2021 | * |
| microsoft | office_2021 | * |
| microsoft | office_2021 | * |
| microsoft | office_2024 | * |
| microsoft | office_2024 | * |
| microsoft | office_2024 | * |
Helpful Resources
Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-121 | A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). |
