CVE-2025-54901 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

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 partial

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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-2025-54901

History

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

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

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

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.
Title		Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-126
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-54901
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 5.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-09-09T17:01:27.859Z

Updated: 2025-09-09T22:39:19.736Z

Reserved: 2025-07-31T18:54:19.612Z

Link: CVE-2025-54901

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-09T17:28:22.465Z

NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-09-09T17:16:01.323

Modified: 2025-09-09T17:16:01.323

Link: CVE-2025-54901

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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