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Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (July 2025)

🗓️ 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Microsoft Excel Products lack security updates, exposing them to information disclosure and remote code execution vulnerabilities.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(241564);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/10/29");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-48812", "CVE-2025-49697", "CVE-2025-49711");
  script_xref(name:"MSKB", value:"5002749");
  script_xref(name:"MSFT", value:"MS25-5002749");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0487-S");

  script_name(english:"Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (July 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. They are, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

  - An information disclosure vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to disclose potentially sensitive
    information. (CVE-2025-48812)

  - A remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute
    unauthorized arbitrary commands. (CVE-2025-49697, CVE-2025-49711)

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/5002749");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Microsoft has released KB5002749 to address this issue.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-49697");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss3_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-49697");
  script_cwe_id(122, 125, 416);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/07/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/07/08");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/07/08");

  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 = 'MS25-07';
var kbs = make_list(
  '5002749'
);

var constraints = [
  { 'kb':'5002749', 'channel':'MSI', 'fixed_version': '16.0.5508.1001', '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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29 Oct 2025 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 3.18.4
EPSS0.00508
SSVC
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