Microsoft Word for Android Spoofing Vulnerability
Priority LOW 33CWE-284Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.
Summary
Improper access control in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00292 21st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Microsoft Word for Android (Microsoft): 16.0.19822.20190
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Microsoft Word for Android (Microsoft) Fixed in 16.0.19822.20190
Vendor assessments
Microsoft
Microsoft's page for this CVE →
- Impact
- Spoofing
- Exploited
- No
- Publicly disclosed
- No
- Exploitability
- Exploitation Unlikely
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Word for Android | Fixed | 16.0.19822.20190 · Security Update |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-41101
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6449-fjcw-2pg6
References
More Microsoft Word vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2007-00655 Unspecified vulnerability in Microsoft Excel 2000, XP, 2003, and 2004 for Mac, and… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-00743 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-08774 Memory corruption in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2016-06184 Microsoft Word 2007 SP2, Office 2010 SP2, Word 2013 SP1, Word 2013 RT SP1, Word 2016… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-41101 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-41101 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6449-fjcw-2pg6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-41101 · Microsoft Security Update Guide
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