Important CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00596 2025-12 archive

Executive Summary

Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Overview

7.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Less Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Remote Code Execution
Released Dec 9 2025
Last Updated Dec 9 2025
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00596 — 0.43793 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
Required
SCOPE
Unchanged
Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

0.00596
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.43793 percentile - updated 2026-06-20
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Affected Products

13 affected products
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems Click to Run (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems Click to Run (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition) 5002820 (Security Update) 5002818 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Maybe
Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition) 5002820 (Security Update) 5002818 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Maybe
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 64-bit editions Click to Run (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution No
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 Important Remote Code Execution Unknown
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 Important Remote Code Execution Unknown
Office Online Server 5002817 (Security Update) Important Remote Code Execution Maybe

Patches

4 patches
Article Type Restart
Click to Run Security Update No
5002820 (Security Update) 5002818 Security Update Maybe
Unknown
5002817 Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits