CVE-2025-49698 is a high-severity use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word and Microsoft 365 Apps that allows for local code execution. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious document, leading to full compromise of the affected system. While no public exploits or active exploitation have been observed, its high CVSS score of 7.8 and mention in a Patch Tuesday article indicate significant potential impact. The vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the cybersecurity community.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x64:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:x86:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:x86:* | ||
2021CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:*:*:*:*:-:x64:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.