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Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products C2R (August 2025)

🗓️ 15 Aug 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Office apps lack security updates; remote code execution and auth bypass risk; Nessus relies on ver.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(250280);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/01/07");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2025-53731",
    "CVE-2025-53732",
    "CVE-2025-53740",
    "CVE-2025-53766"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0596");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products C2R (August 2025)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Office Products are affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Office Products are missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple remote code
execution vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary
commands.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?5931548c");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released patches to address these issues.

For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, 2021 or 2024, 
ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app 
and manually perform an update.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-53766");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/08/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/08/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/08/15");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:office");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Windows");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("office_installed.nasl","smb_hotfixes.nasl","ms_bulletin_checks_possible.nasl");
  script_require_keys("SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible");
  script_require_ports(139, 445, "Host/patch_management_checks");

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf_extras_office.inc');

var bulletin = 'MS25-08';

var app_info = vcf::microsoft::office::get_app_info(app:'Microsoft Office');

var constraints = [
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.19029.20184','channel':'Current'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.18925.20216','channel':'Enterprise Deferred','channel_version':'2506'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.18827.20230','channel':'Enterprise Deferred','channel_version':'2505'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.18730.20260','channel':'Enterprise Deferred'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.18526.20546','channel':'First Release for Deferred'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.18526.20546','channel':'Deferred','channel_version':'2502'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.17928.20654','channel':'Deferred','channel_version':'2408'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.17328.20882','channel':'Deferred'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2024','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.19029.20184','channel':'2024 Retail'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2021','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.19029.20184','channel':'2021 Retail'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2019','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.19029.20184','channel':'2019 Retail'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2016','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.19029.20184','channel':'2016 Retail'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2024','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.17932.20496','channel':'LTSC 2024'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2021','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.14334.20244','channel':'LTSC 2021'},
  {'product':'Microsoft Office 2019','file':'graph.exe','fixed_version':'16.0.10417.20042','channel':'2019 Volume'}
];

vcf::microsoft::office::check_version_and_report(
  app_info:app_info,
  constraints:constraints,
  severity:SECURITY_HOLE,
  bulletin:bulletin,
  subproduct:'Office'
);

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07 Jan 2026 00:00Current
6.2Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.2
CVSS 3.19.8
EPSS0.06706
SSVC
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