Description

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

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-29977

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

Product: Office Online Server, Microsoft Office 2019, Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise, Microsoft Office LTSC 2021, Microsoft Office LTSC 2024, Microsoft Excel 2016

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.06% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 19.57% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-06-04 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29977
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29977

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