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Security Updates for Microsoft Outlook Products C2R (January 2025)

🗓️ 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Microsoft Outlook Products lack security update for January 2025, vulnerable to remote code execution.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(214848);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/09/17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-21357");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Outlook Products C2R (January 2025)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Outlook Products are missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Outlook Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a 
remote code execution vulnerability. 

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/update-history-microsoft365-apps-by-date
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?b315068b");
  # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates#january-14-2025
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?e2f976ef");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"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:H/Au:S/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:H/PR:L/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-2025-21357");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");
  script_cwe_id(908);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/01/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/01/12");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/01/31");

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

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025 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 = 'MS25-01';

var constraints = [
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.18324.20190','channel':'Current'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.18227.20222','channel':'Enterprise Deferred','channel_version':'2411'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.18129.20242','channel':'Enterprise Deferred'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.17928.20392','channel':'First Release for Deferred'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.17928.20392','channel':'Deferred','channel_version':'2408'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.17328.20688','channel':'Deferred','channel_version':'2402'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.16731.21064','channel':'Deferred','channel_version':'2308'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.18324.20190','channel':'2024 Retail'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.18324.20190','channel':'2021 Retail'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.18324.20190','channel':'2019 Retail'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.18324.20190','channel':'2016 Retail'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.17932.20222','channel':'LTSC 2024'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.14332.20839','channel':'LTSC 2021'},
  {'fixed_version':'16.0.10416.20047','channel':'2019 Volume'}
];



vcf::microsoft::office_product::check_version_and_report(
  constraints:constraints,
  severity:SECURITY_WARNING,
  bulletin:bulletin,
  subproduct:'Outlook'
);

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17 Sep 2025 00:00Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.16.7
EPSS0.00551
SSVC
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