CVE-2025-49697: microsoft 365_apps Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-49697 is a high (CVSS 8.4) Heap-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in microsoft 365_apps. EPSS estimates a 0.53% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 43.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 08-07-2025
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 26-02-2026
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

• CWE-122Heap-based Buffer OverflowA heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().