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CVE-2026-40418

High
CWE-416 — Weakness Type
Published: May 12, 2026  ·  Modified: May 19, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.8
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Use after free in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

CVE-2026-40418 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Click-To-Run that allows authorized attackers to elevate privileges locally. This vulnerability requires prior system access but can lead to complete system compromise through privilege escalation.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة استخدام بعد التحرير في مكون Click-To-Run بـ Microsoft Office تسمح للمهاجمين المصرح لهم بالوصول المحلي برفع امتيازاتهم إلى مستويات أعلى. تؤثر هذه الثغرة على أنظمة Windows وتتطلب وصولاً أوليًا لكنها قد تؤدي إلى السيطرة الكاملة على النظام.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

CVE-2026-40418 عبارة عن ثغرة استخدام بعد التحرير في Microsoft Office Click-To-Run تسمح للمهاجمين المصرح لهم برفع الامتيازات محليًا. تتطلب هذه الثغرة وصولاً سابقًا للنظام ولكن يمكن أن تؤدي إلى اختراق كامل النظام من خلال رفع الامتيازات.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 19, 2026 13:48
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
government banking telecom energy healthcare
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
7.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Apply Microsoft security updates for Office Click-To-Run immediately. Restrict user account privileges to minimum necessary levels. Monitor for suspicious privilege escalation attempts. Implement application whitelisting and disable unnecessary Office features.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
تطبيق تحديثات أمان Microsoft لـ Office Click-To-Run فوراً. تقييد امتيازات حسابات المستخدمين للحد الأدنى الضروري. مراقبة محاولات رفع الامتيازات المريبة. تنفيذ القائمة البيضاء للتطبيقات وتعطيل ميزات Office غير الضرورية.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
5.1.1 5.2.2 5.3.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 PR.PT-3 DE.CM-1
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.12.6.1 A.14.2.1
📊 CVSS Score
7.8
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.8
CWECWE-416
EPSS0.05%
Exploit No
Patch ✗ No
Published 2026-05-12
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
7.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
CWE-416
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