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CVE-2025-62202:
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Overview
Out-of-bounds read vulnerability (CVE-2025-62202) in Microsoft Office Excel was disclosed on November 11, 2025. This vulnerability affects multiple Microsoft products including Excel 2016, Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise, Office 2019, Office LTSC 2021, Office LTSC 2024, and Office Online Server (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as an out-of-bounds read (CWE-125) that could allow unauthorized information disclosure. Microsoft has assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H, indicating local attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, and user interaction required (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally, potentially compromising sensitive data stored in Microsoft Excel (Microsoft Support).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through Microsoft Update, Microsoft Update Catalog, and Microsoft Download Center. For Office Online Server, the security update package build 16.0.10417.20068 is available (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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