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CVE-2026-40361

Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CVSS 8.4 · HighBuzz score 39.0

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Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 39.0

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 23.0 · diversity 16.0 · KEV 0.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
23.0
9 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
16.0
6 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
0.0
No KEV entry observed
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
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Why it matters now

Mention timeline

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Evidence

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9 source links · newest first
  • Week in review: Cisco patches SD-WAN 0-day, unpatched Microsoft Exchange Server flaw exploitedHelp Net Security

    Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news, articles, interviews and videos: Review: Foundations of Cybersecurity, 2nd edition Jason Andress has refreshed his introductory security text for No Starch Press. He writes in the introduction that the term security now extends past data center servers to cloud resources, mobile devices, the Internet of Things, and AI. Foundations of Cybersecurity: A Straightforward Introduction book is aimed at newcomers to the field, network and … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMay 17, 2026, 8:00 AM
  • Microsoft Patch Tuesday for May 2026 fix 138 bugs, some of them are alarmingSecurity Affairs

    Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday fixed 138 flaws, including 30 critical bugs, across Windows, Office, Azure, Edge, SQL Server, and more. Microsoft’s May 2026 Patch Tuesday patched 138 vulnerabilities in a single release. That is a number that gives pause even for people accustomed to these cycles. The affected products span virtually the entire Microsoft […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comMay 13, 2026, 7:28 PM
  • May 2026 Patch Tuesday: no zero-days but plenty to fixMalwarebytes Labs

    May’s Patch Tuesday may not be the giant release many expected, but there are still plenty of important fixes that shouldn’t be ignored.

    newswww.malwarebytes.comMay 13, 2026, 11:00 AM
  • Microsoft’s agentic security system found four critical Windows RCE flawsHelp Net Security

    Microsoft responded to growing competition in AI security by announcing that its new agentic security system helped researchers discover 16 new vulnerabilities in the Windows networking and authentication stack, including four critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities. MDASH architecture diagram (Source: Microsoft) Two of the four flaws — CVE-2026-40361 and CVE-2026-40364 — were deemed by Microsoft to be more likely to be exploited. The multi-model agentic scanning harness, codenamed MDASH, was built by Microsoft’s Autonomous … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMay 13, 2026, 10:41 AM
  • Microsoft Patches Critical Zero-Click Outlook Vulnerability Threatening EnterprisesSecurityWeek

    CVE-2026-40361 is similar to a vulnerability found a decade ago, BadWinmail, which at the time was dubbed an “enterprise killer”.

    newswww.securityweek.comMay 13, 2026, 10:33 AM
  • Microsoft May 2026 Patch Tuesday: Many fixes, but no zero-daysHelp Net Security

    Microsoft has marked May 2026 Patch Tuesday by releasing fixes for 120+ CVE-numbered vulnerabilities, none of which (for a change) are actively exploited or have been publicly disclosed. Still, some deserve more consideration and should be addressed sooner than others. Patches to prioritize For Satnam Narang, senior staff research engineer at Tenable, the four critical remote code execution bugs in Microsoft Word stand out in this release, and especially the two (CVE-2026-40361, CVE-2026-40364) that have … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comMay 12, 2026, 7:03 PM
  • The May 2026 Security Update ReviewZero Day Initiative

    take a closer look at some of the more interesting updates for this month, starting with a nasty-looking bug in DNS: - CVE-2026-41096 - Windows DNS Client Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This patch fixes a heap-based buffer overflow in the DNS Client triggered by a malicious DNS response. No authentication or user interaction needed, and since the

    vendorwww.thezdi.comMay 12, 2026, 6:38 PM
  • Microsoft Patches 137 VulnerabilitiesSecurityWeek

    Fresh security updates resolve critical flaws in Azure, Windows, Dynamics 365, and the SSO Plugin for Jira & Confluence.

    newswww.securityweek.comMay 12, 2026, 6:07 PM
  • CVE-2026-40361 Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityMicrosoft MSRC

    Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

    vendormsrc.microsoft.comMay 12, 2026, 2:00 PM

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