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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (June 2025) (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 238100

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Office product installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities

Description

The version of Microsoft Office for Mac installed on the remote host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the june-10-2025 advisory.

 - Use after free in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
 (CVE-2025-47164, CVE-2025-47953)

 - Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
 (CVE-2025-47165)

 - Use after free in Microsoft Office PowerPoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
 (CVE-2025-47175)

 - Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
 (CVE-2025-47168, CVE-2025-47170)

 - Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. (CVE-2025-47169)

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

Solution

Update to Office for Mac version 16.98 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?ee078227

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 238100

File Name: macos_ms25_jun_office.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 6/10/2025

Updated: 6/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-47953

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/10/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-47162, CVE-2025-47164, CVE-2025-47165, CVE-2025-47167, CVE-2025-47168, CVE-2025-47169, CVE-2025-47170, CVE-2025-47173, CVE-2025-47175, CVE-2025-47953