Summary iPlain-English security verdict for Word, generated from its current health score, actively-exploited vulnerabilities, and latest supported version.
Word currently scores 20/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 5 of its known vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2012-1889. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
Disclosure trend iNew CVEs published for Word each year (NVD). A higher bar means more disclosures that year — more scrutiny, not necessarily less safe.
Patch priority — what to act on iThe issues to fix first — actively exploited (CISA KEV) first, then by exploitation probability (EPSS), then severity. Each row's "→ fixed in" is the earliest version that patches it; "see advisory" means no fixed version is published.
Most urgent first — actively exploited, then likeliest to be exploited.
CVE-2012-1889 HIGH exploited Out-of-bounds write EPSS 84% → see advisory CVE-2017-11826 HIGH exploited Memory corruption EPSS 82% → see advisory CVE-2009-0563 HIGH exploited Out-of-bounds write EPSS 63% → see advisory CVE-2019-0541 HIGH exploited Command injection EPSS 53% → see advisory CVE-2012-2539 HIGH exploited Out-of-bounds write EPSS 53% → see advisory CVE-2017-8682 HIGH Improper input validation EPSS 50% → see advisory CVE-2009-0565 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 41% → see advisory CVE-2010-1900 HIGH Code injection EPSS 40% → see advisory CVE-2017-0283 HIGH EPSS 39% → see advisory CVE-2008-4028 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 38% → see advisory CVE-2008-4837 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 37% → see advisory CVE-2009-3135 HIGH Memory corruption EPSS 36% → see advisoryGet alerted about Word
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Frequently asked
Is Word safe and patched?
Word currently scores 20/100 — critical, with active exploitation. 5 of its known vulnerabilities are being actively exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), including CVE-2012-1889. Upgrade immediately and review your exposure to the actively-exploited CVEs below.
What should I do about Word now?
Review the patch-priority list, apply the available fixes (or move to the latest release), and confirm against Microsoft's official advisory. Some issues are under active exploitation, so treat this as urgent.
Why is Word listed on IsItPatched?
Word was added automatically because CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog flagged it as actively exploited in the wild. IsItPatched tracks its known CVEs, severity (CVSS), exploitation probability (EPSS) and KEV status from public data; its version and lifecycle mapping is verified over time.
lifecycle unknown — needs latest supported version
Informational only, from public data (NVD · CISA KEV · EPSS · endoflife.date), and can lag or miss vendor-specific fixes. Always confirm against Microsoft's official advisory before you patch or upgrade.