Use-after-free in Microsoft products - CVE-2025-62562

 

Use-after-free in Microsoft products - CVE-2025-62562

Published: December 9, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU119490
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-62562
CWE-ID: CWE-416
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error in Microsoft Outlook. A remote attacker can trick a victim to reply to a specially crafted email and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Office
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server
Microsoft SharePoint Server
Microsoft Office LTSC

How to mitigate CVE-2025-62562

Install updates from vendor's website.


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