HIGHCVSS 7.8Actively exploited · CISA KEV since 2026-01-26Vulnerability

CVE-2026-21509

Microsoft Office contains a security feature bypass vulnerability in which reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft Office could allow an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. Some of the impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version.

Properties

Euvd product
Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Office 2016
Vulnerability name
Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
First seen
2026-07-30T20:47:35+00:00
Cvss score
7.8
Epss score
0.70795
Last seen
2026-10-19T12:00:27+00:00
Due date
2026-02-16
Euvd assigner
microsoft
Retrieved at
2026-10-21T01:24:49+00:00
Exploited euvd since
2026-01-26T00:00:00+00:00
Src batch id
epss_history-20261020T103617Z-728ddd
Source url
https://epss.empiricalsecurity.com/epss_scores-2026-10-19.csv.gz
Date added
2026-01-26
Score
7.8
Euvd base score version
3.1
Fetched at
2026-10-20T10:36:20+00:00
Euvd vendor
Microsoft
Cvss vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
In Signal since
initial import (Sep 2026)
Euvd base score
7.8

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