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Microsoft Office Zero-Day (CVE-2026-21509) - Emergency Patch Issued for Active Exploitation

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read4 · 1 read
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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2026-21509
Local Security Feature Bypass in Microsoft Office Under Active Exploitation
7.871%KEV
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2 min read at thehackernews.com

Microsoft on Monday issued out-of-band security patches for a high-severity Microsoft Office zero-day vulnerability exploited in attacks. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-21509 , carries a CVSS score of 7. 8 out of 10.

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