CVE-2025-27744 (GCVE-0-2025-27744)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-08 17:23 – Updated: 2025-06-04 17:52
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Summary
Improper access control in Microsoft Office allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Severity ?
7.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
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Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016 Affected: 16.0.0 , < 16.0.5495.1000 (custom)
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