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CVE-2025-59226

Microsoft Office Visio

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 13, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally, potentially leading to system compromise. This vulnerability could be exploited by an attacker to gain control over the affected system, emphasizing the need for prompt patching."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset visio.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%Microsoft OfficeRootOffice16VISIO.EXE
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: visio.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'visio.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 Visio service affected

Internal Work Notes

Urgent patching required for Microsoft Office Visio due to critical use-after-free vulnerability allowing local code execution.

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