Product:
Microsoft Office Word
Summary
Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. This vulnerability can lead to significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Attackers can exploit this flaw without requiring any user interaction.
Details
| Severity | Base Score | CVE |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 8.4 | CVE-2026-33115 |
Exploitation
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access to the affected system. By manipulating the memory management of Microsoft Office Word, the attacker can trigger the use after free condition, allowing them to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the user running the application.
Affected Products
- Microsoft Office Word: A widely used word processing application that is vulnerable to local code execution due to a use after free issue.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, users should ensure that they are running the latest version of Microsoft Office Word with all security updates applied. Regularly checking for updates and applying patches can help protect against potential exploitation of this vulnerability.