CVE-2026-21509
Published Jan 26, 2026
Last updated 13 days ago
- Description
- Reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally.
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- 365_apps, office, office_long_term_servicing_channel
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
Data from CISA
- Vulnerability name
- Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Exploit added on
- Jan 26, 2026
- Exploit action due
- Feb 16, 2026
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- secure@microsoft.com
- CWE-807
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Top 5 Trending CVEs: 1 - CVE-2025-43300 2 - CVE-2026-20952 3 - CVE-2026-25253 4 - CVE-2025-26399 5 - CVE-2026-21509 #cve #cvetrends #cveshield #cybersecurity https://t.co/4Fua3CAN6W
@CVEShield
9 Feb 2026
54 Impressions
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【情シス必読】Officeファイルは「見るだけ」で感染します。 SolarWindsとOfficeの脆弱性（CVE-2025-40551、CVE-2026-21509）が悪用されAD乗っ取りの危機です。「マクロ無効化」では防げません。👇 https://t.co/CvTYL87kX6 #Mb_S
@sec_mb
8 Feb 2026
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Top 5 Trending CVEs: 1 - CVE-2025-55241 2 - CVE-2022-26766 3 - CVE-2026-1731 4 - CVE-2026-20817 5 - CVE-2026-21509 #cve #cvetrends #cveshield #cybersecurity https://t.co/4Fua3CAN6W
@CVEShield
8 Feb 2026
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Top 5 Trending CVEs: 1 - CVE-2026-21509 2 - CVE-2025-55182 3 - CVE-2025-6978 4 - CVE-2025-8088 5 - CVE-2025-62203 #cve #cvetrends #cveshield #cybersecurity https://t.co/4Fua3CAN6W
@CVEShield
6 Feb 2026
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Top 5 Trending CVEs: 1 - CVE-2026-21509 2 - CVE-2026-20805 3 - CVE-2024-3094 4 - CVE-2024-1234 5 - CVE-2010-5139 #cve #cvetrends #cveshield #cybersecurity https://t.co/4Fua3CAN6W
@CVEShield
3 Feb 2026
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Top 5 Trending CVEs: 1 - CVE-2026-21509 2 - CVE-2026-22812 3 - CVE-2026-0755 4 - CVE-2025-43529 5 - CVE-2026-1281 #cve #cvetrends #cveshield #cybersecurity https://t.co/4Fua3CAN6W
@CVEShield
2 Feb 2026
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🚨 CISA Adds Exploited Microsoft Office, Linux Kernel, Telnetd, and SmarterMail Flaws to KEV — Feb 16 Patch Deadline CISA added five vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-21509, CVE-2018-14634, CVE-2026-24061, CVE-2025-52691, CVE-2026-23760) to the KEV catalog, requiring U.S. federal
@ThreatSynop
29 Jan 2026
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SIGNALS WEEKLY: KEV speedrun of the week 🏁: Office CVE-2026-21509 + WinRAR CVE-2025-8088. Patch anyway… then protect sessions 🍪 (Teams QR/callback lures 📱, SSO/SAML token abuse). Read/subscribe: https://t.co/0CAdwlm8Fb #AlphaHunt #KEV #WinRAR #Office https://t.co
@alphahunt_io
28 Jan 2026
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