CVE-2025-47968

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.004 · 33 %ileDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

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no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.40% (33rd) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

43 products

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Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-22

Improper input validation in Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft AutoUpdate for Macmsrc_csaf
4.79:Security Update:https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Check-for-Office-for-Mac-updates-automatically-bfd1e497-c24d-4754-92ab-910a4074d7c1
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Check-for-Office-for-Mac-updates-automatically-bfd1e497-c24d-4754-92ab-910a4074d7c1

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20USCWE-20USCWE-20USCWE-20US

affected products (43)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft Office AutoUpdate for Macall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:autoupdate_for_mac
Microsoft Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac4.0.0 → 4.79enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Corp Microsoft AutoUpdate for Macall versionsfstec_bduRU
Microsoft AutoUpdate for Macall versionsfixedmsrc_csafUS
Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac< 4.79msrc_csafUS
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:autoupdate:-:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2021:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
Microsoft Office LTSC 2024 for 32-bit editions≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_2024:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2021:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_macos_2024:*:*:*:*:*:long_term_servicing_channel:*:*
Microsoft Office for Android≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:*:*:android:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft Outlook 2016 (32-bit edition)≤ vers:microsoft/2016ncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2016:*:*:*:*:x86:*:*
Microsoft Outlook 2016 (64-bit edition)≤ vers:microsoft/2016ncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:outlook:2016:*:*:*:*:x64:*:*
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (32-bit edition)≤ vers:microsoft/2016ncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:powerpoint:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016≤ vers:microsoft/unknownncsc_nlNLcpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2016:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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advisories (3)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2025-0189Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Microsoft OfficeNL2025-06-10csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Microsoft heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Office producten.
WID-SEC-W-2025-1276Microsoft Office Produkte: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-06-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen verschiedenen Microsoft Office Produkten und Microsoft SharePoint ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, und um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.
msrc_CVE-2025-47968Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability2025-06-10csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf ncsc_nl NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2025-06-10modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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