Is CVE-2025-29816 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-29816 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-29816?

CVE-2025-29816 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-29816?

CVE-2025-29816 has an EPSS score of 0.44% (36th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-29816?

Install KB5002573 for Microsoft Office 2016. Fixes are available for 2 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-29816

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper input validation in Microsoft Office Word allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CWE-349

How to fix

Remediation Available

Microsoft Office 2016Microsoft

Install:KB5002573Microsoft

Install:KB5002623Microsoft

Install:KB5002700Microsoft

Microsoft Word 2016Microsoft

Install:KB5002702Microsoft

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.44%probability of exploitation in 30 days

36thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 36% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

msrc.microsoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-349 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2019-9535	Critical	9.8	2.5%	-	-
CVE-2026-32162	High	8.4	2.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-1131	High	8.8	1.3%	-	-
CVE-2021-21374	High	8.1	1.0%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-21094	Low	3.7	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-48804	Medium	6.8	0.5%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-07-09.