Product:
Microsoft Office Excel
Summary
Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. This vulnerability can lead to significant impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Attackers can exploit this flaw to gain unauthorized access and execute arbitrary code.
Details
| Severity | Base Score | CVE |
|---|---|---|
| HIGH | 7.8 | CVE-2025-62561 |
Exploitation
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker must have local access to the affected system and require user interaction. By tricking the user into opening a malicious file or document, the attacker can leverage the untrusted pointer dereference to execute arbitrary code with the same privileges as the user.
Affected Products
- Microsoft Office Excel: Vulnerable to untrusted pointer dereference, allowing local code execution.
Mitigation
To mitigate this vulnerability, users should ensure that they apply the latest security updates from Microsoft. Additionally, users should avoid opening untrusted documents and files, especially from unknown sources, to reduce the risk of exploitation.