CVE-2026-72976: Microsoft 365 Apps

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to disclose information locally.

Affected products

• Microsoft 365 Apps: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Microsoft 365: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Office 2019: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Office 2021: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Office 2024: affected versions not specified
• Microsoft Word: version 2016 only

Published 2026-09-08. Last modified 2026-09-17.