- Description
- Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.
- Source
- secure@microsoft.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- 365_apps, excel, office, office_long_term_servicing_channel, office_online_server
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
- secure@microsoft.com
- CWE-843
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
CVE-2025-59231 Access of resource using incompatible type ('type confusion') in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally. https://t.co/bxRLHoCkTa
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14 Oct 2025
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**CVE-2025-59231** is a high-severity local vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office Excel. It exploits a type confusion flaw that allows an attacker to access resources using an incompatible type, leading to remote code execution (RCE). This vulnerability can be triggered when a
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14 Oct 2025
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