Code execution via attacker-controlled Word file path
Published Sep 8, 2026 · Updated Sep 9, 2026
External path control in Microsoft Office Word allows attackers to execute code locally after a user opens a crafted document. Microsoft identifies external control of a filename or path but has not disclosed the affected function or the unsafe path operation. Exploitation requires user interaction and runs code in the user's security context, permitting data access, modification, or service interruption within that context.
Summary
What happened
External path control in Microsoft Office Word allows attackers to execute code locally after a user opens a crafted document. Microsoft identifies external control of a filename or path but has not disclosed the affected function or the unsafe path operation. Exploitation requires user interaction and runs code in the user's security context, permitting data access, modification, or service interruption within that context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-62804
- Published
- Sep 8, 2026
- Updated
- Sep 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Office 2016
- Classifications
- CWE-73, T1204.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Sep 8, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Sep 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=16.0.0 <16.0.5569.1002
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