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Security Updates for Outlook (July 2025)
high Nessus Plugin ID 241560
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Synopsis
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update.Description
The Microsoft Outlook application installed on the remote host is missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands.Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Microsoft has released KB5002747 to address this issue.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 241560
File Name: smb_nt_ms25_jul_outlook.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows : Microsoft Bulletins
Published: 7/8/2025
Updated: 7/11/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 8.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.2
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-49699
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:outlook
Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible
Patch Publication Date: 7/1/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-49699