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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (May 2025)

high Nessus Plugin ID 235850

Synopsis

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update. They are, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Microsoft has released KB5002717 to address this issue.

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002717

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 235850

File Name: smb_nt_ms25_may_excel.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 5/13/2025

Updated: 5/13/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-29977

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-29977

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Patch Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/13/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-29977, CVE-2025-29979, CVE-2025-30375, CVE-2025-30376, CVE-2025-30379, CVE-2025-30381, CVE-2025-30383

MSFT: MS25-5002717

MSKB: 5002717