# CVE-2025-62205: Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2025-62205-use-after-free-in-microsoft-office-word-allows-an-unauthorized  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-11-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2025-62205 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2025-11-11

Use after free in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Technologies: [Microsoft 365 Apps](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/365-apps), [Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/office-long-term-servicing-channel). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2025-62205 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-62205 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2025-62205?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 11 November 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel. The advisory does not name versions.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2025-62205?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2025-62205?** Check whether you run Microsoft 365 Apps or Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Microsoft 365 Apps
- Microsoft Office Long Term Servicing Channel

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