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CVE-2025-27751

Status: AnalyzedHigh (7.8)—

Use after free in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

🎯 ATT&CK techniques

How this vulnerability is exploited and what the attacker gains, in MITRE ATT&CK terms.

Vector CVSS con AV:L + UI:R (requiere interacción del usuario) indica ejecución en cliente al abrir archivo Excel preparado. CWE-416 (use-after-free) permite ejecución de código arbitrario.

Inferred by our analysis agent from the official description, CVSS vector and CWE, and checked by a supervisor. May contain errors.

🛡️ ATT&CK mitigations that cover these techniques

Affected technologies (5)

CWEs

References

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