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Microsoft has confirmed that the Visio Data Visualizer add‑in for Excel will be retired: it will be removed from the Excel add‑in store on December 8, 2025, and the cloud service that powers the add‑in will be shut down on March 2, 2026, after which embedded Data Visualizer diagrams in Excel...

Microsoft’s labeling of CVE-2025-59226 as a “Remote Code Execution” issue while its CVSS Attack Vector is listed as AV:L (Local) is not an error — it’s a product of two different conventions answering two different questions: what the bug allows an attacker to accomplish, and how the attacker...

Microsoft’s Security Response Center has published an advisory for CVE-2025-54907, describing a heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office Visio that can allow an unauthorized attacker to execute code in the context of the user who opens a malicious file. This is a document‑parser...

Microsoft has confirmed a use‑after‑free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio — tracked as CVE‑2025‑53734 — that can be triggered when a user opens a specially crafted Visio file and may allow an attacker to execute code in the context of the current user; Microsoft’s advisory entry is live...

Microsoft has published a security advisory for CVE-2025-53730, a use‑after‑free vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio that Microsoft describes as allowing an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally when a specially crafted Visio file is opened. Background Microsoft Visio is a widely...

Mastering Microsoft Copilot: The Definitive 2025 Beginner’s Handbook Navigating the ever-complex digital workspace has never been more challenging. Meetings threaten to overtake calendars, email inboxes have a gravity all their own, and the ongoing battle with the intricacies of spreadsheets...

Here’s a quick summary of the information from the TechRadar article: ActiveX Blocked by Default in Microsoft 365 (Starting April 2025): Microsoft is disabling ActiveX by default in Microsoft 365 apps (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Visio). Reason: ActiveX posed major security risks, such as...

Hold on to your spreadsheets, folks—Microsoft is striking again, but not the best way possible. A fresh security vulnerability has come to light, one that specifically targets Microsoft Office Visio. Labeled CVE-2025-21356, this flaw has been flagged as a remote code execution vulnerability. If...

It seems the year has just rolled over into 2025, and with it comes the first major cybersecurity alert for Microsoft Office users, specifically those working with Visio. Digging beneath the cryptic name “CVE-2025-21345,” we uncover some serious concerns regarding a newly identified remote code...

In an age where technology rules supreme, you would think that signing up for a trial subscription—and more importantly, canceling it—would be a walk in the park. Let’s paint a picture of despair that one Windows user, in their quest to utilize Visio, discovered when navigating the murky waters...

Understanding CVE-2024-43505: A Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio What is CVE-2024-43505? The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) identifier CVE-2024-43505 refers to a recently discovered Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability associated with Microsoft...

Introduction The recent announcement of CVE-2024-38016, identified as a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Office Visio, raises significant concerns for users and organizations relying on this software. As cyber threats evolve, understanding this vulnerability's depth and potential...

Introduction The digital landscape is ever-evolving, with new vulnerabilities surfacing at a relentless pace. Recently, the Microsoft Security Response Center highlighted CVE-2024-43463, a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office Visio. At first glance, a technical...

In August 2024, Microsoft disclosed a critical security vulnerability designated as CVE-2024-38169, affecting Microsoft Office Visio. This vulnerability poses a significant risk as it allows for remote code execution (RCE), which could lead to unauthorized access and potential exploitation of...

I hope this month’s mixed reality blog post finds you well! For this entry, I am going to focus on some of the amazing work we are seeing from customers and partners this week at the Hannover Messe (HM) show in Germany. Last year, we highlighted some exciting customer stories, including how...

The Microsoft Visio 2016 Software Development Kit (SDK) contains the latest documentation, samples, header files, libraries, and tools that you need to develop custom solutions for Visio 2016. Link Removed

Microsoft release Office 2016, read their blog below: The new Office is here by Link Removed, on September 22, 2015 Today’s post was written by Kirk Koenigsbauer, corporate vice president for the Office Client Applications and Services team. It’s here! Today is the worldwide release of Office...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.2 (September 18, 2013): Corrected language in the vulnerability FAQ, How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability? This is an informational change only. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office...

Severity Rating: Critical Revision Note: V1.2 (September 18, 2013): Corrected language in the vulnerability FAQ, How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability? This is an informational change only. Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.1 (May 23, 2013): Revised bulletin to announce a detection change for the Microsoft Visio 2010 (2810068) update. This is a detection change only. There were no changes to the update files. Customers who have successfully installed the update do not...