Microsoft Office has Identified a Potential Security Concern

Anonymous
2021-07-02T22:06:41+00:00

Hi,

Starting this afternoon, when I copy an paste an HTML-based wiki file (from Zendesk) into Word, I see the attached error.

I perform this operation numerous times, and never saw this notice until today. I have Word 365 Win10.

The problem does not occur when I paste a Confluence page.

Can someone clarify this message for me? What do they mean by "Choosing YES will enable updating all fields in this file..." What fields? And are they talking about the source file or target file?

Thanks!

Stephen

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Diane Poremsky MVP 17,536 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2021-07-08T02:16:10+00:00

This is a bug in the current build - Microsoft is aware if the issue and working on a fix - but I have no ETA for when it will be fixed.

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  1. Diane Poremsky MVP 17,536 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-10-28T15:27:27+00:00

    Because it's not a common problem (there would be a lot more threads about it) - it is likely caused by interaction with another utility, as in this How do I disable "Microsoft Word Security Notice" pop-up (page=8) (Mark_Harris Replied on October 15, 2021).

    Even if you don't use the utility mentioned in that thread, their explanation of the cause points to the problem: using the Microsoft Word API to do something.

    To temporarily rollback:

    Open command prompt using run as admin, get the version # from the other computer - run this command line, replacing the xxxx.yyyy with the 'good' version #. Turn off updates when its done and check again in 30 days.

    "C:\Program Files\Common Files\microsoft shared\ClickToRun\officec2rclient.exe" /update user updatetoversion=16.0.xxxx.yyyy

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  2. Diane Poremsky MVP 17,536 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-07-15T21:20:19+00:00

    Current versions of Office is updated separately from Windows - volume licenses have their own process for installing updates.

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  3. Diane Poremsky MVP 17,536 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-07-06T21:18:29+00:00

    You should have it in the same place in your version. Can you check in the other office apps - excel, powerpoint, outlook? They'll all have the same version.

    File > Account

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  4. Diane Poremsky MVP 17,536 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2021-07-06T19:14:36+00:00

    The 2008 is a Version, not a year. :) it means the update was compiled in 8/2020. He's in the semi-annual channel - it updates 2x a year and is always behind the current channel, which is Version 2105.

    There is no Help > About tab - but the About Word button (in your screenshot) will bring up the dialog you are probably looking for.

    What version are you on?

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