MinorCritical vulnerability
CVE-2026-97001 (CVSS 7.8)
NVD · officialPublished Oct 13, 2026Risk 23/100
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Technical details
CVSS
7.8
AV:LocalAC:LowPR:NoneUI:RequiredC:HighI:HighA:High
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