Vulnerability · Published Apr 8, 2025 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2025-27744Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
High 7.8
In plain English
A high-severity improper access control in Microsoft Office 2016 from Microsoft. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 | 16.0.0 – before 16.0.5495.1000 |
Weakness: CWE-284 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References
- Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch