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CVE-2025-62553
CVE-2025-62553 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 2 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
High severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 7.8. Fixed by 2 Microsoft security updates.
Risk summary
Updated July 25, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2025-62553
Unlike the server-rendered Excel bugs in this batch, this one targets the desktop line: Office 2019 in both editions and Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise. A user opening a malicious workbook hands the attacker code execution at High Severity, CVSS 7.8. The 1 percent EPSS score and absence of known exploitation make it a standard-cadence patch.
Do this: Verify Microsoft 365 Apps clients are on a current channel build and push the Office 2019 update through your normal ring.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2025-62553
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2025-62553
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability <1%. CVSS 7.8 (High).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2025-62553
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5002818, KB5002820 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2025-62553. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2025-62553
Is CVE-2025-62553 actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at <1%.
What patch fixes CVE-2025-62553?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2025-62553 in KB5002818, KB5002820. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2025-62553?
Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions, Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions, Office Online Server.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2025-62553?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2025-62553's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS exploit probability, CISA KEV status, and the fixing KB. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for a triage plan; the data is refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central).
Fixed by the same updates
If you are patching CVE-2025-62553, the same updates also fix these:
Authoritative references
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