Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data in Microsoft products - CVE-2025-29816
Published: April 9, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU107264
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-29816
CWE-ID: CWE-349
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office LTSC
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Word
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office LTSC
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation in Microsoft Word. A remote attacker can bypass specific functionality of the Office Protected View.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-29816
Install updates from vendor's website.