Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (July 2025)

high Nessus Plugin ID 241553

Synopsis

The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. They are, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

- An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive information. (CVE-2025-48812)

- A Remote Code Execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2025-49695, CVE-2025-49696, CVE-2025-49697, CVE-2025-49698, CVE-2025-49699, CVE-2025-49700, CVE-2025-49702)

- An elevation of privilege vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to gain elevated privileges.
(CVE-2025-47994)

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 the following updates to address these issues:
- KB4464583
- KB5001941
- KB5002655
- KB5002734
- KB5002742

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4464583

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5001941

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002655

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002734

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002742

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 241553

File Name: smb_nt_ms25_jul_office.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 7/8/2025

Updated: 7/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 8.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-49695

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-49695

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Patch Publication Date: 7/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-47994, CVE-2025-48812, CVE-2025-49695, CVE-2025-49696, CVE-2025-49697, CVE-2025-49698, CVE-2025-49699, CVE-2025-49700, CVE-2025-49702

IAVA: 2025-A-0488

MSFT: MS25-4464583, MS25-5001941, MS25-5002655, MS25-5002733, MS25-5002734, MS25-5002742

MSKB: 4464583, 5001941, 5002655, 5002734, 5002742