Microsoft Excel 2016 Information Disclosure Vulnerability (KB5002762)
🗓️ 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The vulnerability of Microsoft Office and 365 Apps for Enterprise packages relates to the execution of operations beyond the buffer in memory, allowing attackers to disclose protected information. | 11 Sep 202500:00 | – | bdu_fstec | |
| CVE-2025-54901 | 9 Sep 202516:23 | – | circl | |
| Microsoft Excel 安全漏洞 | 9 Sep 202500:00 | – | cnnvd | |
| Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability (CNVD-2025-21393) | 11 Sep 202500:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2025-54901 | 9 Sep 202517:01 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2025-54901 Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability | 9 Sep 202517:01 | – | cvelist | |
| EUVD-2025-27302 | 3 Oct 202520:07 | – | euvd | |
| Description of the security update for Office 2016: September 09, 2025 (KB5002762) | 9 Sep 202507:00 | – | mskb | |
| KLA87440 Multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office | 9 Sep 202500:00 | – | kaspersky | |
| Security Updates for Microsoft Office Products (September 2025) (macOS) | 17 Sep 202500:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| support | www.support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002762 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2025 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.836261");
script_version("2025-09-11T05:38:37+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2025-54901");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.9");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-11 05:38:37 +0000 (Thu, 11 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-09-09 17:16:01 +0000 (Tue, 09 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2025-09-10 06:59:47 +0000 (Wed, 10 Sep 2025)");
script_name("Microsoft Excel 2016 Information Disclosure Vulnerability (KB5002762)");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is missing an important security
update according to Microsoft KB5002762");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present
on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
to conduct information disclosure.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Microsoft Excel 2016.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"The vendor has released updates. Please see
the references for more information.");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002762");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2025 Greenbone AG");
script_family("Windows : Microsoft Bulletins");
script_dependencies("secpod_office_products_version_900032.nasl");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
include("secpod_smb_func.inc");
excelVer = get_kb_item("SMB/Office/Excel/Version");
if(!excelVer) {
exit(0);
}
os_arch = get_kb_item("SMB/Windows/Arch");
if(!os_arch){
exit(0);
}
if("x86" >< os_arch){
key_list = make_list("SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\InstallRoot");
}
else if("x64" >< os_arch){
key_list = make_list("SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\InstallRoot",
"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\InstallRoot");
}
foreach key (key_list)
{
comPath = registry_get_sz(key:key, item:"Path");
if(comPath)
{
ortVer = fetch_file_version(sysPath:comPath, file_name:"Gkexcel.dll");
if(ortVer && ortVer =~ "^16\.")
{
if(version_is_less(version:ortVer, test_version:"16.0.5517.1000"))
{
report = report_fixed_ver( file_checked:comPath + "Gkexcel.dll",
file_version:ortVer, vulnerable_range:"16.0 - 16.0.5517.999");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
}
}
exit(99);
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11 Sep 2025 00:00Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00645
SSVC