Description
Improper access control in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
Published: 2026-05-12
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
AI Analysis

Impact

Improper access control in Microsoft Office Word for Android allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally. This weakness, classified as CWE-284, permits a malicious user who has legitimate access to impersonate or misrepresent themselves within the application. The primary impact is the ability to forge identity or content without permission; however, it does not grant remote code execution or full system compromise.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Microsoft Word for Android. No specific version range is listed, so all installations of Word for Android should be treated as potentially vulnerable until an official patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a medium-high severity. No EPSS score is available, and the vulnerability is not in the CISA KEV catalog. The likely attack vector is local; an attacker must already have authorized access to the device or the app. Because the flaw is an access control failure, it is straightforward for a local attacker to exploit it once the conditions are met.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 12, 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install the latest Microsoft Word for Android update available on Google Play
  • Configure the device to automatically update applications to receive security patches as soon as they are released
  • If an update is not yet available, consider disabling or uninstalling the app until the vendor releases a fix

Generated by OpenCVE AI on May 12, 2026 at 20:48 UTC.

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History

Tue, 12 May 2026 17:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper access control in Microsoft Office Word allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing locally.
Title Microsoft Word for Android Spoofing Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft word
Weaknesses CWE-284
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft word
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-13T03:57:26.663Z

Reserved: 2026-04-16T19:12:36.195Z

Link: CVE-2026-41101

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-12T18:17:21.630

Modified: 2026-05-12T18:17:21.630

Link: CVE-2026-41101

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-05-12T21:00:13Z

Weaknesses