Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) could allow an attacker to elevate privileges on a system. This vulnerability is considered an Elevation of Privilege vulnerability, which could potentially allow an attacker to gain elevated access to a system."
Operational Audit Arsenal
Target Type Executable
Target Asset MAU components (e.g., msau.dll)
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft Office\AutoUpdate
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: MAU components (e.g., msau.dll) (Executable)
$Targets = 'MAU components (e.g., msau.dll)'
$SearchPaths = @("$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
Office applications may be affected
Internal Work Notes
Apply Microsoft-released patches for CVE-2025-21360 to prevent potential Elevation of Privilege attacks via Microsoft AutoUpdate
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