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CVE-2025-53733VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-53733: Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise · Incorrect Conversion between Numeric Types

Affects Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.4 High.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.4High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 45% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Aug 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for EnterpriseAffected
  • =16.0.1
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Monitor Microsoft security advisories closely and apply official patches immediately once available to remediate the vulnerability. 2. Until patches are released, restrict usage of Microsoft Word version 16.0.1 by enforcing application whitelisting or blocking execution of the vulnerable binary via endpoint protection tools. 3. Implement strict network segmentation to limit lateral movement if exploitation occurs. 4. Employ enhanced monitoring and anomaly detection on endpoints running Microsoft 365 Apps to identify suspicious local code execution attempts. 5. Educate users and IT staff about the risk, emphasizing the importance of avoiding untrusted documents and maintaining updated software. 6. Use least privilege principles to reduce the impact of local code execution by limiting user permissions on affected systems. 7. Consider deploying virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI) or sandbox environments for handling untrusted documents to contain potential exploits. 8. Review and tighten macro and scripting policies within Microsoft Office to reduce attack vectors.

Description

Incorrect conversion between numeric types in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

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