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TI-2025-20537 Aliases CVE-2025-27744GHSA-7px8-2cr8-7p32

Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Priority LOW 39CWE-284Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from Microsoft.

Summary

Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01223 68th percentileScored 2026-11-08
Fix Fixed Microsoft Office 2016 (Microsoft): 16.0.5495.1000

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201616.0.0 to before 16.0.5495.100016.0.5495.1000Patch availableCNA
  • Microsoft Office 2016 VendorMicrosoft Affected 16.0.0 to before 16.0.5495.1000 Fixed in 16.0.5495.1000 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*2016VulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x64:* Versions 2016 Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Microsoft Office 2016 (Microsoft) Fixed in 16.0.5495.1000

Vendor assessments

Microsoft

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Impact
Elevation of Privilege
Exploited
No
Publicly disclosed
No
Exploitability
Exploitation Less Likely
ProductStatusPlan or fix
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)Fixed 16.0.5495.1000 · Security Update

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-27744
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7px8-2cr8-7p32

References

Patch 1

  • TI-2023-09240 Microsoft Outlook Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-01013 A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-00335 Command injection in Microsoft Office KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-00739 Out-of-bounds write in Microsoft Equation Editor KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-02130 Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 SP3, Word 2007 SP3, PowerPoint 2010 SP2, Word 2010 SP2… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2015-01588 Microsoft Office 2013 SP1 and 2013 RT SP1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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