Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that affected Microsoft Office software parses specially crafted files. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.