Local code execution via use-after-free
Published Mar 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 13, 2026
Use-after-free in affected Microsoft Word and Office releases allows local users to execute code through attacker-supplied content. Microsoft has not published the affected Word component or the object-lifetime error that leaves freed memory accessible. Exploitation requires user interaction and a high-complexity condition; successful code runs in the interacting user's context.
Summary
What happened
Use-after-free in affected Microsoft Word and Office releases allows local users to execute code through attacker-supplied content. Microsoft has not published the affected Word component or the object-lifetime error that leaves freed memory accessible. Exploitation requires user interaction and a high-complexity condition; successful code runs in the interacting user's context.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-24078
- Published
- Mar 11, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 13, 2026
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
- Classifications
- CWE-416, T1203
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Mar 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=16.0.0 <16.95.25030928
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