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On January 26, 2026, Microsoft released emergency out-of-band security updates to address CVE-2026-21509, a zero-day security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The flaw, rated 'Important' with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8, allows attackers to exploit untrusted inputs in security decisions, circumventing OLE mitigations for vulnerable COM/OLE controls.
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