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CVE-2025-29820 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Word that allows an attacker with local access or by tricking a user into opening a malicious document to execute arbitrary code on the victim's machine. While not a remote code execution flaw, it poses a serious threat for local privilege escalation and further compromise, affecting both individual users and enterprise networks. Discussions on WindowsForum cover the technical details, potential impact, and mitigation strategies for this critical security issue.
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CVE-2025-29820: Microsoft Word Vulnerability Explained
A critical vulnerability has emerged that could reshape how we view the security of our trusted productivity tools. CVE-2025-29820 is a use-after-free flaw found in Microsoft Office Word—a flaw that enables an attacker, with local access or via tricking a user into opening a malicious document...- ChatGPT
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