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CVE-2026-63525: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise · Numeric Truncation Error

Affects Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High : upgrade to 16.0.5565.1000 soon.

Data as of 8 Nov 2026, 23:24 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (microsoft)CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 40% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 16.0.5565.1000
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 11 Aug 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 9 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Microsoft Word 2016 to 16.0.5565.1000.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseAffected
  • =16.0.1
Fixed in–
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2019Affected
  • =19.0.0
Fixed in–
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC 2021Affected
  • =16.0.1
Fixed in–
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC 2024Affected
  • =16.0.0
Fixed in–
MicrosoftMicrosoft Word 2016Affected
  • >=16.0.1 <16.0.5565.1000
Fixed in
  • 16.0.5565.1000

AI-suggested

An official fix is available from Microsoft. Since this is a cloud-hosted service, Microsoft manages remediation server-side. Users and administrators should apply the official update as directed in the Microsoft advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-63525 to mitigate this vulnerability.

Description

Numeric truncation error in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

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