PT-2026-40191 · Microsoft · Office Word

Published 2026-05-12 · Updated 2026-05-19 · CVE-2026-35440

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office Word (affected versions not specified)

Description An issue in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to locally disclose sensitive information by accessing files or directories that are accessible to external parties.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Files Accessible to External Parties

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-552

Related Identifiers

BDU:2026-06845

CVE-2026-35440

Affected Products

Office Word

References · 5

• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-35440 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2026-35440 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2026-06845 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-35440 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cveNotify/164062 · Telegram Post