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CVE-2025-47173

Microsoft Office

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 12, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"An improper input validation vulnerability in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally, potentially leading to system compromise. This vulnerability poses a significant risk as it can be exploited to gain control over the affected system."

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

High-risk vulnerability in Microsoft Office requiring immediate patching to prevent code execution attacks

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