CVE-2025-53741
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Publication date: 2025-08-12
Last updated on: 2025-08-15
Assigner: Microsoft Corporation
Description
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
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Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | 365_apps | * |
| microsoft | 365_apps | * |
| microsoft | excel | 2016 |
| microsoft | excel | 2016 |
| microsoft | office | 2019 |
| microsoft | office | 2019 |
| microsoft | office_long_term_servicing_channel | 2021 |
| microsoft | office_long_term_servicing_channel | 2021 |
| microsoft | office_long_term_servicing_channel | 2021 |
| microsoft | office_long_term_servicing_channel | 2024 |
| microsoft | office_long_term_servicing_channel | 2024 |
| microsoft | office_long_term_servicing_channel | 2024 |
| microsoft | office_online_server | * |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-122 | A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). |
| CWE-787 | The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. |
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Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is a heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally on the affected system.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
An attacker exploiting this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on your system with the privileges of the user running Excel, potentially leading to data loss, system compromise, or further attacks.
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