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CVE-2025-62558

Microsoft Office Word

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 13, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word 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\WINWORD.EXE
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

Urgent patching required for Microsoft Office Word to mitigate use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2025-62558)

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