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CVE-2026-21509: Microsoft local security feature bypass in trust checks (Update: proof of concept on GitHub published)
Update: proof of concept on GitHub published. Microsoft Office is affected by this vulnerability, which could allow a local attacker to get around a built-in security feature. Successful exploitation would let the attacker bypass protections that Office relies on to make trust decisions, because it depends on input that cannot be trusted.
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Update: proof of concept on GitHub published. Microsoft Office is affected by this vulnerability, which could allow a local attacker to get around a built-in security feature. Successful exploitation would let the attacker bypass protections that Office relies on to make trust decisions, because it depends on input that cannot be trusted.
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