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

high Nessus Plugin ID 274837

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 november-11-2025 advisory.

- Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Graphics Component allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. (CVE-2025-60724)

- Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
(CVE-2025-62203)

- Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally. (CVE-2025-60726, CVE-2025-62202)

- Out-of-bounds read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
(CVE-2025-60727)

- Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over a network. (CVE-2025-60728)

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 16.103 or later.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?2de51144

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 274837

File Name: macos_ms25_nov_office.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/12/2025

Updated: 11/14/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-60724

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

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

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-62203

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:office

Required KB Items: Host/MacOSX/Version

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-60724, CVE-2025-60726, CVE-2025-60727, CVE-2025-60728, CVE-2025-62199, CVE-2025-62201, CVE-2025-62202, CVE-2025-62203

IAVA: 2025-A-0845, 2025-A-0846