Executive Risk Summary
"A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office, which could allow an attacker to bypass security features. This vulnerability requires an attacker to have access to the target system and execute a specially crafted file."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Executable
Target Asset winword.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\Root\Office16
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: winword.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'winword.exe'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")
Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue |
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}Patch Impact Forecast
Reboot Required Unlikely
Microsoft Office services may be affected
Internal Work Notes
Apply latest Microsoft Office security updates to mitigate a security feature bypass vulnerability (CVE-2025-21346)
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