Apr 2025: Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2025-29816 Published on April 8, 2025
Microsoft Word Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Improper input validation in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Weakness Type
Acceptance of Extraneous Untrusted Data With Trusted Data
The software, when processing trusted data, accepts any untrusted data that is also included with the trusted data, treating the untrusted data as if it were trusted.
Products Associated with CVE-2025-29816
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Affected Versions
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise:- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.0 and below 16.0.5495.1002 is affected.
- Version 19.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below 16.96.25041326 is affected.
- Version 16.0.0 and below 16.96.25041326 is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below 16.0.5495.1002 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.