June 8, 2022 · Applied Cybernetics Group
CVE-2006-2492 — Microsoft Word
Microsoft Word Malformed Object Pointer Vulnerability
- Added to KEV
2022-06-08- Federal due date
2022-06-22- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Word
- EPSS
- 98.7th percentile (score 0.484, as of
2026-07-13) - NVD CVSS v3.1
- —
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Upstream
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2492
CISA short description
Microsoft Word and Microsoft Works Suites contain a malformed object pointer which allows attackers to execute code.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.