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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (February 2025)

🗓️ 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Microsoft Excel Products need security updates due to remote code execution vulnerabilities.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(216133);
  script_version("1.6");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/17");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2025-21381",
    "CVE-2025-21386",
    "CVE-2025-21387",
    "CVE-2025-21390",
    "CVE-2025-21394"
  );
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"5002687");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS25-5002687");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0105");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0104-S");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (February 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 multiple remote code
execution vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these 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.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002687");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released KB5002687 to address this issue.");
  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-2025-21394");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(122, 416, 822);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/02/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/02/11");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/02/11");

  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 : Microsoft Bulletins");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 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 = 'MS25-02';
var kbs = make_list(
  '5002687'
);

var constraints = [
  { 'kb':'5002687', 'channel':'MSI', 'fixed_version': '16.0.5487.1000', 'sp' : 0}
];

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

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17 Sep 2025 00:00Current
8.4High risk
Vulners AI Score8.4
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00484
SSVC
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