ACTIVELY EXPLOITED

CVE-2026-21509: Microsoft Office Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Facts
VendorMicrosoft
ProductOffice
Actively exploitedYes
Added to CISA KEV26 Jan 2026
CISA federal deadline16 Feb 2026
Weakness (CWE)CWE-807

Required action (CISA's text)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Description (NVD)

Microsoft Office contains a security feature bypass vulnerability in which reliance on untrusted inputs in a security decision in Microsoft Office could allow an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature locally. Some of the impacted product(s) could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users are advised to discontinue use and/or transition to a supported version.

SOURCES

Other Microsoft flaws

Data from NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and vendor advisories. Updated 10 Nov 2026.