CVE-2025-54900 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54900

History

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
Title		Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-122
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54900
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-09-09T17:01:27.208Z

Updated: 2025-09-09T22:39:19.158Z

Reserved: 2025-07-31T18:54:19.611Z

Link: CVE-2025-54900

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-09T17:28:37.856Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-09T17:16:01.120

Modified: 2025-09-09T17:16:01.120

Link: CVE-2025-54900

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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