CVE-2026-78512
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Numeric Truncation Error in Microsoft Office Word Allows Code Execution
Vulnerability report for CVE-2026-78512, 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
Numeric truncation error 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 | office_2016 | * |
| microsoft | office_2016 | * |
| 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-197 | Truncation errors occur when a primitive is cast to a primitive of a smaller size and data is lost in the conversion. |
| CWE-122 | A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). |
