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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products C2R (January 2025)

high Nessus Plugin ID 214844

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Synopsis

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

For Office 365, Office 2016 C2R, or Office 2019, ensure automatic updates are enabled or open any office app and manually perform an update.

See Also

http://www.nessus.org/u?b315068b

http://www.nessus.org/u?e2f976ef

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 214844

File Name: smb_nt_ms25_jan_word_c2r.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 1/31/2025

Updated: 2/3/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-21363

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 6.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:word

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/12/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/12/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-21363