cve-2025-54896

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CVE-2025-54896 is a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel that can lead to remote code execution when a user opens a specially crafted workbook. This type of memory corruption bug is a recurring pattern in spreadsheet parsers, allowing attackers to weaponize ordinary-looking spreadsheets without requiring macros or signed binaries. Microsoft has published an advisory in its Security Update Guide, and administrators should treat this as a high-priority issue while confirming patch availability for their environments. The vulnerability affects Excel users and can be exploited to gain code execution in the context of the victim user.

  1. CVE-2025-54896: Excel Use-After-Free RCE — Patch Now

    Microsoft has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54896: a use-after-free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel that, when exploited via a specially crafted workbook, can lead to code execution in the context of the user who opens the file. This class of bug is a recurring and high-consequence...
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