CVE-2025-21361
published 2025-01-14CVE-2025-21361: Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
PriorityP342high7.8CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.73%
50.2th percentile
Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoft | microsoft_office_ltsc_for_mac_2021 | >= 16.0.1 < 16.93.25011212 | 16.93.25011212 |
| microsoft | microsoft_office_ltsc_for_mac_2024 | >= 16.0.0 < 16.93.25011212 | 16.93.25011212 |
| microsoft | microsoft_outlook_for_mac | >= 1.0.0 < 16.93 | 16.93 |
| microsoft | office | — | — |
| microsoft | office_long_term_servicing_channel | — | — |
| microsoft | outlook | < 16.93 | 16.93 |
| msrc | microsoft_office_ltsc_for_mac_2021 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_office_ltsc_for_mac_2024 | — | — |
| msrc | microsoft_outlook_for_mac | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.17.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vendor_msrc7.8HIGH
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Microsoft
Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
vendor_msrc·2025-01-14·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2025-21361 [HIGH] CWE-641 Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
FAQ: How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would be able to bypass the protection in Outlook that prevents a potentially dangerous file extension from being attached enabling a remote code execution.
FAQ: Which version of Outlook for Mac does this affect?
This vulnerability only affects the Legacy version of Outlook for Mac which is described in this documentation: Outlook for Mac. Customers who have enabled the new Outlook experience are not affected.
FAQ: According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?
The word Remote in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arb
GHSA
GHSA-fqvw-g75c-3fc2: Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
ghsa_unreviewed·2025-01-14
CVE-2025-21361 [HIGH] CWE-641 GHSA-fqvw-g75c-3fc2: Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
2025-01-14
Published