Executive Risk Summary
"A type confusion vulnerability in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally, potentially leading to system compromise. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain control over the affected system, resulting in data breaches and other malicious activities."
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 Likely
Microsoft Office services
Internal Work Notes
CVE-2025-47167: Microsoft Office type confusion vulnerability allowing local code execution, requiring immediate patching to prevent system compromise.
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