Description

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

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-29820

CVSS Base Severity: HIGH

CVSS Base Score: 7.8

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Affected Products

Vendor: Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft

Product: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024, Microsoft Office 2016

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 19.64% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-04-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29820
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29820

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