Critical CVSS 8.4 EPSS 0.00534 2025-09 archive

Executive Summary

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office 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 Sep 9 2025
Last Updated Sep 9 2025
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00534 — 0.40794 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 7.3

EPSS Score

0.00534
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.40794 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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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 2016 (32-bit edition) 5002781 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Maybe
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition) 5002781 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Maybe
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 Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 Critical Remote Code Execution Unknown

Patches

3 patches
Article Type Restart
Click to Run Security Update No
5002781 Security Update Maybe
Unknown

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Li Shuang, willJ and Guang Gong with Vulnerability Research Institute