Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2026-108451

Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Published Oct 15, 2026 · catalog updated Oct 16, 2026 · Microsoft Microsoft 365

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-108451. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Microsoft 365 is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.44%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions · microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions · microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions · microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions · vendor Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise · vendor Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021

Affected Microsoft products: Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions.

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  • microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editionsversion unspecified
  • microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editionsversion unspecified
  • microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editionsversion unspecified
  • microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editionsversion unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterpriseversion unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021version unspecified
  • vendor Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024version unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-108451

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-108451. EPSS is 0.44%. Act only if a listed version of Microsoft Microsoft 365 is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow; CWE-197. EPSS 0.44%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · CVE.org

    Updated

    Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

  3. Oct 16, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-108451

    Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-108451

    30-day exploitation probability 0.4%

    first.org
  • Microsoft Security Update GuideVendor advisoryCVE-2026-108451

    Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions

    msrc.microsoft.com
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-108451

    Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Tenable CVE DatabaseVulnerability recordCVE-2026-108451

    Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

    tenable.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.