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CVE-2025-53730:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2025-53730 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office Visio. The vulnerability was disclosed as part of Microsoft's August 2025 Patch Tuesday updates (Rapid7 Blog, Fortra Blog). The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 base score of 7.8, indicating a high severity issue.
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio. The CVSS score of 7.8 suggests that the vulnerability has significant potential impact, though Microsoft has not marked it as more likely to be exploited (Rapid7 Blog, Qualys Research).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user. The vulnerability affects Microsoft Office Visio installations and could potentially lead to unauthorized control over affected systems (Qualys Research).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of the August 2025 Patch Tuesday. Users are advised to apply the security updates KB5002752, KB5002756, KB5002758, KB5002763, and KB5002765 to affected systems (Qualys Research).
Additional resources
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