Is CVE-2025-54901 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-54901 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-54901?

CVE-2025-54901 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-54901?

CVE-2025-54901 has an EPSS score of 0.60% (44th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-54901?

Install KB5002762 for Microsoft Excel 2016.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-54901

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information locally.

CWE-126Buffer Over-read

How to fix

Remediation Available

Microsoft Excel 2016Microsoft

Install:KB5002762Microsoft

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

44thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 44% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

msrc.microsoft.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-126 (Buffer Over-read) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-49285	High	8.6	89%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-7668	High	7.5	57%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-2495	Medium	6.5	42%	-	-
CVE-2017-7679	Critical	9.8	39%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-21277	High	7.5	38%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-38071	High	7.5	36%	-	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 2025-10-01.