Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-32717

High

Published: 11 June 2025

Published
11 June 2025
Modified
09 July 2025
KEV Added
Patch
CVSS Score v3.1 8.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0089 76.1th percentile
Risk Priority 17 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2025-32717 is a high-severity Heap-based Buffer Overflow (CWE-122) vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps. Its CVSS base score is 8.4 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 23.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

The vulnerability CVE-2025-32717 is a heap-based buffer overflow tracked under CWE-122 that affects Microsoft Office Word. It received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.4 reflecting local attack vector, low attack complexity, and no requirements for privileges or user interaction, with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

An unauthorized attacker with local access can exploit the flaw to execute arbitrary code on the target system. The published EPSS values remain low, with a current score of 0.0089 and a peak of 0.0121.

Mitigation guidance is available in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory referenced at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-32717.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

microsoft
365 apps
all versions

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References