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Microsoft Office for Universal RCE (May 2025)

🗓️ 13 May 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Microsoft Office Universal products have a remote code execution vulnerability needing an urgent update.

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

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(235857);
  script_version("1.3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2025/06/13");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-30388");
  script_xref(name:"IAVA", value:"2025-A-0335-S");

  script_name(english:"Microsoft Office for Universal RCE (May 2025)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The Microsoft Office for Universal products are affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The Microsoft Office for Universal products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code
execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary
commands.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-30388");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to app version 16.0.14326.22502 or later via the Microsoft Store.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A: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_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-30388");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/05/13");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:microsoft:windows");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:word");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:excel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint");
  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 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("smb_hotfixes.nasl", "wmi_enum_windows_app_store.nbin");
  script_require_keys("SMB/Registry/Enumerated", "WMI/Windows App Store/Enumerated");
  script_require_ports(139, 445);

  exit(0);
}

include('vcf_extras.inc');

var apps = [
  'Microsoft.Office.Word',
  'Microsoft.Office.Excel',
  'Microsoft.Office.PowerPoint'
];

var app_info = vcf::microsoft_appstore::get_app_info(app_list:apps);

vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:3);

# added two check for 2 different version format
var constraints = [
    { 'min_version' : '16.0', 'fixed_version' : '16.0.14326.22502' },
    { 'min_version' : '16001.0', 'fixed_version' : '16001.14326.22502.0' }
];

vcf::microsoft_appstore::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);

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13 Jun 2025 00:00Current
8.8High risk
Vulners AI Score8.8
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.03567
SSVC
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