CVE-2025-32704

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 13, 2025 at 04:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 09:12 AM UTC
7 products affected across 1 vendorOffice365 AppsOffice 2021

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

16.0.1 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases16.0.1
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.0.0.0 ≤ v < 16.0.5500.100116.0.0.02016
Affected range stops below 16.0.5500.1001, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
19.0.0 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases19.0.0
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.0.1 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases16.0.1
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.0.0 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases16.0.0
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-126CWE-125

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