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cve 2025 62203
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The tag cve 2025 62203 covers discussion of a Microsoft Excel vulnerability officially designated CVE-2025-62203. The vulnerability is labeled Remote Code Execution (RCE) by Microsoft, yet its CVSS vector records the Attack Vector as Local (AV:L). This apparent contradiction is explained by the difference between impact messaging—warning that an attacker can deliver a malicious workbook from off-host—and technical exploit mechanics, where the vulnerable code executes inside a local Excel process. The tag content focuses on clarifying this distinction for defenders and understanding the real-world exploit scenario.
Microsoft’s CVE entry for CVE-2025-62203 is labeled a “Remote Code Execution” (RCE) vulnerability for Excel even though the published CVSS vector records the Attack Vector as Local (AV:L) — and that apparent contradiction is intentional, rooted in the difference between impact messaging and...