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CVE-2025-62561

Microsoft Office Excel

Microsoft CVSS 7.8 Updated March 13, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"An untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel 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 excel.exe
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%Microsoft OfficeRootOffice16
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: excel.exe (Executable)
$Targets = 'excel.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-priority vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel requiring immediate patching to prevent potential code execution attacks.

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