Microsoft Office
CVE-2025-47994 — Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Executive Summary
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Overview
8.6
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Changed
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.8
EPSS Score
0.0281
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.84661 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
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Affected Products
10 affected products
| Product | KB Article | Severity | Impact | Restart Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | No |
| Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | No |
| Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition) | 5002742 (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | Maybe |
| Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition) | 5002742 (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | Maybe |
| Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | No |
| Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | No |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | No |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | No |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | No |
| Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions | Click to Run (Security Update) |
Important | Elevation of Privilege | No |
Patches
2 patches
| Article | Type | Restart |
|---|---|---|
Click to Run |
Security Update | No |
5002742 |
Security Update | Maybe |
Known Exploits
No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.
Acknowledgments
Ben Faull with Microsoft
References
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