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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products C2R (December 2025)

🗓️ 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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December 2025 Microsoft Excel C2R security updates fix remote code execution vulnerabilities.

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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(278331);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/25");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2025-62553",
    "CVE-2025-62556",
    "CVE-2025-62558",
    "CVE-2025-62559",
    "CVE-2025-62560",
    "CVE-2025-62561",
    "CVE-2025-62563",
    "CVE-2025-62564"
  );
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0912-S");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products C2R (December 2025)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by the following
vulnerabilities:

  - Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities that attackers can exploit to bypass authentication and
    execute unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2025-62553, CVE-2025-62556, CVE-2025-62558, CVE-2025-62559,
    CVE-2025-62560, CVE-2025-62561, CVE-2025-62563, CVE-2025-62564)
    
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, ensure automatic
updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an
update.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-62564");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/12/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/12/09");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/12/11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel");
  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", "microsoft_office_compatibility_pack_installed.nbin", "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 = 'MS25-12';

var constraints = [
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.19426.20186','channel':'Current'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.19328.20266','channel':'Enterprise Deferred','channel_version':'2510'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.19231.20274','channel':'Enterprise Deferred','channel_version':'2509'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.19127.20402','channel':'Enterprise Deferred'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.18526.20672','channel':'Deferred','channel_version':'2502'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.17928.20742','channel':'Deferred'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.19426.20186','channel':'2024 Retail'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.19426.20186','channel':'2021 Retail'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.17932.20620','channel':'LTSC 2024'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.14334.20440','channel':'LTSC 2021'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.10417.20080','channel':'2019 Volume'}
];

vcf::microsoft::office_product::check_version_and_report(
  constraints:constraints,
  severity:SECURITY_HOLE,
  bulletin:bulletin,
  subproduct:'Excel'
);

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25 Feb 2026 00:00Current
6.7Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.7
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00664
SSVC
4