Executive Risk Summary
"A vulnerability in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges locally through deserialization of untrusted data. This vulnerability poses a significant risk as it can be exploited to gain elevated access to sensitive data and systems."
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-2025-47994: Microsoft Office deserialization vulnerability allowing local privilege escalation. Apply latest security updates to mitigate risk.
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