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CVE-2025-47171

Improper input validation in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

EXPLOITMEDIUM 6.7EPSS 1.68%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB, so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 1.7%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

Improper input validation in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
1.68% probability · 77th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · first 8 July 2025
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20
Affected
microsoft/365 apps · microsoft/office · microsoft/office long term servicing channel · microsoft/outlook
Source
secure@microsoft.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 1.68%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 1.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-52356source ↗Microsoft Outlook - Remote Code Execution (RCE)windows · nu11secur1tyremote8 July 2025no

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.