Microsoft Excel release of reference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Microsoft Excel. Impacted is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to release of reference. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-30379. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Excel (unknown version). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a release of reference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-763. The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/13/2025 as confirmed security update guide (Website). The advisory is available at msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-30379. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/14/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 235841 (Security Updates for Microsoft Office Online Server (May 2025)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (235841) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-14455). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.5
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Release of reference
CWE: CWE-763 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 235841
Nessus Name: Security Updates for Microsoft Office Online Server (May 2025)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

05/13/2025 🔍
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05/14/2025 +1 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-30379 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-30379
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-308698
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/13/2025 19:33
Updated: 05/14/2025 15:48
Changes: 05/13/2025 19:33 (30), 05/13/2025 19:36 (38), 05/14/2025 14:13 (2), 05/14/2025 15:48 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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