CVE-2025-60728Network attack vector

Information disclosure via untrusted pointer dereference

Published Nov 11, 2025 · Updated Feb 13, 2026

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Excel allows remote attackers to disclose information through network-delivered input. Microsoft identifies an out-of-bounds read but has not published the affected parser, pointer source, or dereference operation. User interaction is required; Microsoft scores limited availability impact, while NVD scores limited confidentiality impact.

CVSS severity4.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.72%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Untrusted pointer dereference in Microsoft Excel allows remote attackers to disclose information through network-delivered input. Microsoft identifies an out-of-bounds read but has not published the affected parser, pointer source, or dereference operation. User interaction is required; Microsoft scores limited availability impact, while NVD scores limited confidentiality impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-60728
Published
Nov 11, 2025
Updated
Feb 13, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024
Classifications
CWE-125, CWE-822, T1204
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Nov 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 13, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=16.0.0 <16.103.25110922

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2024version=16.0.0 <16.103.25110922
Microsoft · Microsoft Office LTSC 2024version=16.0.0 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
Microsoft · Microsoft 365 Apps for enterpriseversion=16.0.1 <https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Published CVSS scores

3.8MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
4.3MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
4.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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No observations available

Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-822Untrusted Pointer Dereference
T1204User Execution

Public exploit references

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