Executive Risk Summary
"A library injection vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word 16.83 for macOS, allowing a malicious application to inject a library and leverage Word's access privileges, leading to a permission bypass. This vulnerability could be exploited by a specially crafted library to make use of the vulnerable application's permissions."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Executable
Target Asset Microsoft Word
Standard Path /Applications/Microsoft Word.app
Manual Verification Required
This is a non-Windows asset (Microsoft). Use the target asset details and official path provided above to verify your current version against the official vendor advisories listed below.
Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Unlikely
Microsoft Word service affected
Internal Work Notes
Microsoft Word library injection vulnerability (CVE-2024-41165) - permission bypass risk, recommend updating to latest version
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