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CVE-2026-21514

INDEX BUILT · 2026-09-20

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Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2026-215144 of 4 sources documented this
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rank 72 = 40 + 20 + 0 + 4 + 8

rank@v1 · act now

Someone is already using it

CISA KEV catalog · public proof-of-concept · FIRST EPSS

EPSS 0.01544 · CISA KEV listed  ·  without this subject the record ranks 32

What it costs you if it fires

NVD CVSS base score, then the CNA's own

CVSS 7.8, from the CNA  ·  without this subject the record ranks 52

It is getting worse, not staying still

FIRST EPSS series, rescorings and bad loads removed

no persisting rise in 365 days  ·  without this subject the record ranks 72

How much of the world it touches

NVD CPE configurations

2 products in the CPE ranges  ·  without this subject the record ranks 68

Someone else already set the date

CISA KEV remediation due date

CISA remediation date held  ·  without this subject the record ranks 64

Unaudited dollar value2 of 3 inputs carry a receipt
Exposure$77,000over the next 30 days, if this record is yours
Movementno material movementthe record holds only daily drift and scoring model releases
Basisassumeda published average, not your estate

$77,000 = $4.99M incident cost x 1 exposure x 0.01544 likelihood

udv@v1 · unaudited · wrong for you until you say what you run

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Hindsight · the state

0.01544EPSSKEV · LISTED
Severity7.8 HIGHreceipt
Harmtotal lossreceipt
Exploitationin the wild · KEVreceipt
Defensefix version namedreceipt
Movementfallenreceipt
PLATEAU10Minimal movement since 2026-02-11, 210 days at 0.02, as of 2026-09-09. arc-rules@v1

Foresight · where to check next

Microsoft 365Apache Tomcat21514

This record is one instance of CWE-807, reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision. The index holds 104 prior instances of this class, 2 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. taxonomy@v1

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Color is a claim, not decoration:the hostile worldthe defenseno signalspoke length is how much of the record matches, not how bad it is

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Reachneeds local access · no privileges required · user interaction required · low attack complexityreceipt
ImpactComplete confidentiality, integrity and availability lossreceipt
Scored fromCVSS v3.1 · the CNA's vectorreceipt
Weakness classCWE-807 Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decisionreceipt
Published consequencesCWE-807: Confidentiality, Access Control, Availability, Other: Bypass Protection Mechanism, Gain Privileges or Assume Identity, Varies by Context[email protected]
Ransomware campaign useUnknown to CISAreceipt

CISA KEV & Federal Remediation Deadline from the record and CISA

The fix, and how long it's been waiting.

Fixed in16.106.26020821receipt
Patch available sinceNo dated patch-availability record in held sources. The index holds reference URLs without dates and only the current revision of the CVE record, so the day a fix first existed cannot be derived. Only the versions it landed in.
CISA remediation statusoverdue since 2026-03-03receipt
CISA required actionApply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.receipt
Published to CISA KEVsame dayderived

Exploit Status & Known PoCs a ladder, not a score

Current rung: Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed, 2026-02-10.

  • RUNG 1Nothing observed in held sources
  • RUNG 2Proof-of-concept published · 1 public repository2026-05-04receipt
  • RUNG 3Exploited in the wild · CISA KEV listed2026-02-10receipt
  • RUNG 4Ransomware campaign use known

Authority who says so

CVSS, the CNA7.8 HIGHreceipt
Exploit probability0.01544 · top 26% of all CVEsreceipt
Blast breadth1 product across 1 vendorderived
Assigned bymicrosoftreceipt
Recorded changes45 · last 19 Sep 2026derived

Affected & Fixed Versions as published

Affected productMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise; Microsoft Office LTSC 2021; Microsoft Office LTSC 2024; Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021; Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024receipt
Published rangesmicrosoft office long term servicing channel 2021; microsoft office long term servicing channel 2024receipt
Fixed in16.106.26020821receipt

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Attack path

Local accessrequires user interactionCISA KEV listingadded 02-10 · due 03-03Microsoft Office LTSC 2021CWE-807 weaknessFull compromise (C/I/A)C:H / I:H / A:Hmandates remediationexploits CWE-807data compromise

What it is stated by the CNA

Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. receipt

NVD's analysis a second authority

weakness
CWE-807
affected versions
microsoft office long term servicing channel 2021; microsoft office long term servicing channel 2024
also scored by
[email protected] 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Dated events

2026-02-10Added to CISA KEV2026-03-03CISA remediation due

Movement the material steps

11 Feb 20260.06655
15 Jun 20260.01517 · scoring model v2026.06.15
9 Sep 20260.01544
Show all 31 observations
11 Feb 20260.06655
12 Feb 20260.03684
14 Feb 20260.02473
16 Feb 20260.01954
18 Feb 20260.02151
28 Feb 20260.02583
3 Mar 20260.03323
4 Mar 20260.03854
6 Mar 20260.0514
12 Mar 20260.04453
14 Mar 20260.04902
21 Mar 20260.06337
24 Mar 20260.07204
26 Mar 20260.06264
6 Apr 20260.05437
8 Apr 20260.04916
10 Apr 20260.04247
19 Apr 20260.04861
7 May 20260.05386
11 May 20260.0517
12 May 20260.04479
22 May 20260.04957
28 May 20260.04294
29 May 20260.04958
2 Jun 20260.0517
3 Jun 20260.05386
4 Jun 20260.0517
6 Jun 20260.05386
12 Jun 20260.05326
15 Jun 20260.01517
9 Sep 20260.01544

31 observations held. A highlighted step crossed a promotion threshold. A step marked with a scoring model moved because the instrument was replaced, not because the vulnerability changed. receipt

The full biography

EPSS 0.01544Published · CISA KEV2026-02-10Public PoC2026-05-04Index as of2026-09-09

Listed by CISA on the day it published and the record had been public for 6 months when this index was last written.

Published 2026-02-10 receipt · CISA KEV 2026-02-10 receipt · Public PoC 2026-05-04 receipt · Index as of 2026-09-09 derived

The pattern, elsewhere

This record is one instance of CWE-807, reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision. The index holds 104 prior instances of this class, 2 KEV-listed. The nearest of its KEV-listed records are drawn beside this. [email protected]

CVE-2026-21509 · Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprisematches 9 of 9KEV listed · 2026receipt
CVE-2026-34486 · Apache Tomcatmatches 4 of 9KEV listed · 2026receipt

"Matches n of m" counts the attributes the two records can both be compared on: the CVSS metrics they share a version of, any weakness class beyond this one, and the vendor. fit-rules@v1

104 records in this class held. The six above are drawn from the ones CISA has listed as exploited, ranked by how much of the record matches this one. That is why every one of them is KEV-listed: the pool is, so the colour on those spokes says nothing the pool has not already said.

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Its defect family

microsoft 365 apps for enterprise

Of the 2 records in this family, this is the only one holding a CISA KEV listing: Microsoft Office Word Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Secu.

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