CVE-2025-54896

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Oct 18, 2026

Description

Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise>= 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel 2016>= 16.0.0.0, < 16.0.5517.1000
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2019>= 19.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC 2021>= 16.0.1, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC 2024>= 16.0.0, < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021>= 16.0.1, < 16.101.25091314
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024>= 16.0.0, < 16.101.25091314
MicrosoftOffice Online Server>= 16.0.0.0, < 16.0.10417.20047

References

Timeline

Published
Sep 9, 2025
Last modified
Oct 18, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2025-54896: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix