Critical CVSS 8.4 EPSS 0.00465 2025-08 archive

Executive Summary

Incorrect conversion between numeric types in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Overview

8.4
CVSS HIGH
Critical
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Remote Code Execution
Released Aug 12 2025
Last Updated Aug 12 2025
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00465 — 0.36649 percentile
NVD CVSS 8.4 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 7.3

EPSS Score

0.00465
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.36649 percentile - updated 2026-06-21
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Affected Products

12 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems Click to Run (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems Click to Run (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Maybe
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 Release Notes (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Maybe
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 5002771 (Security Update) 5002772 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution 5002760 5002759 Base: 8.4 Temporal: 7.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 16.0.5513.1002 Maybe None Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 5002769 (Security Update) 5002770 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution 5002754 5002753 Base: 8.4 Temporal: 7.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 16.0.10417.20041 Maybe None Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition) 5002763 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Maybe
Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition) 5002763 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Maybe

Patches

3 patches
Article Type Restart
Click to Run Security Update No
Release Notes Security Update Maybe
5002763 Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

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