CVE-2025-29816 json
Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
published 2025-04-08 19 mo ago modified 2026-08-10 2 mo ago also EUVD-2025-10113
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 41%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Improper input validation in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Patch / fix
- Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016 16.0.5495.1002
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 16.96.25041326
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024 16.96.25041326
- Microsoft Microsoft Word 2016 16.0.5495.1002
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.48% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C |
| CNA | 3.1 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected products
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
- Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016
- Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2021
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 2024
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
- Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
- Microsoft Microsoft Word 2016
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-349 Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
References
-
msrc.microsoft.com
/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-29816
vendor-advisory, patch
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-29816
- NVD CVE-2025-29816
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