Security Updates for Microsoft Access Products (April 2025)

high Nessus Plugin ID 234036

Synopsis

The Microsoft Access Products are missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft Access Products are missing a security update. It is, therefore, affected by a remote code execution vulnerability. An attacker can exploit this to bypass authentication and execute unauthorized arbitrary commands.

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

Solution

Microsoft has released KB5002701 to address this issue.

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002701

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 234036

File Name: smb_nt_ms25_apr_access.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 4/8/2025

Updated: 4/8/2025

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-2025-26642

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:access

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Patch Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/8/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-26642

MSFT: MS25-5002701

MSKB: 5002701