CVE-2026-20948

Published: Jan 13, 2026Modified: Jan 16, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: secure@microsoft.com

Description

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Affected (14)

Products: Microsoft: 365 Apps, Office, Office Long Term Servicing Channel, Sharepoint Server, Word

5 products

Office Long Term Servicing Channel

Sharepoint Server

Configuration A

14 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Microsoft 365 Apps	All versions
Microsoft 365 Apps	All versions
Microsoft Office	Version 2019
Microsoft Office	Version 2019
Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel	Version 2021
Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel	Version 2021
Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel	Version 2021
Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel	Version 2024
Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel	Version 2024
Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel	Version 2024
Microsoft Sharepoint Server	Version 2016
Microsoft Sharepoint Server	Version 2019
Microsoft Word	Version 2016
Microsoft Word	Version 2016

Related CWEs

Untrusted Pointer Dereference

The product obtains a value from an untrusted source, converts this value to a pointer, and dereferences the resulting pointer.

References (1)

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20948

Source: secure@microsoft.com

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