Detections
Analytics

Security Updates for Microsoft Excel Products (March 2025)

high Nessus Plugin ID 232614

Synopsis

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Excel Products are missing a security update. They are, therefore, affected by multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities. An attacker can exploit these to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands.

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

Solution

Microsoft has released KB5002696 to address this issue.

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002696

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 232614

File Name: smb_nt_ms25_mar_excel.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 3/11/2025

Updated: 3/11/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-24075

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:excel

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Patch Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/11/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-24075, CVE-2025-24081, CVE-2025-24082

MSFT: MS25-5002696

MSKB: 5002696