Buffer overflow in Microsoft Word in Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 Sp1 and SP2, and Microsoft Works Suites through 2006, allows user-assisted attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed object pointer, as originally reported by ISC on 20060519 for a zero-day attack.
Use CWE-120, Microsoft vendor hub and Office product page to widen CVE-2006-2492 into its surrounding weakness, vendor, and product context.
Compare it with CVE-2026-26113, CVE-2026-26110 and CVE-2026-26109 for nearby disclosures in the same product family. Additional editorial context is available in Weekly Security Roundup: Navigating the April 2026 Threat Landscape and Critical Framework Exploits.