CVE-2025-47171
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper input validation in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceImproper input validation vulnerability in Microsoft Office Outlook allows an authorized attacker to execute code locally on the affected system. The vulnerability stems from insufficient input validation within the Outlook application, enabling local code execution with the privileges of the authenticated user.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE dataall versions= 2019= 2021= 2024= 2016CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Microsoft Outlook is installedCheck for Outlook.exe in typical installation paths such as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Office\root\Office16\, or query the Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\App Paths\OUTLOOK.EXEAffected if Outlook.exe is found on the system
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Determine the installed Outlook versionOpen Outlook, go to File > Office Account > About Outlook, or check the version in the registry at HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\ClickToRun\Configuration or HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Office\16.0\Common\InstallRoot (path varies by version and installation type)Affected if The displayed version matches one of the affected versions: Microsoft 365 Apps (any version), Office 2019, Office LTSC 2021, Office LTSC 2024, or Outlook 2016
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Check for installed security updatesOpen Windows Update > View update history, or check the installed updates list for a security update with knowledge base article ID related to CVE-2025-47171 (check Microsoft Security Response Center for the specific KB number)Affected if No corresponding security update for CVE-2025-47171 is listed as installed
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Confirm the Outlook component is vulnerableThe vulnerability affects the Outlook application itself through improper input validation. If Outlook is installed and the version matches an affected release without the security patch, the component is present and the flaw can potentially be triggered during normal Outlook operationAffected if Outlook is running an affected version without the CVE-2025-47171 security patch applied
The environment is affected if Microsoft Outlook is installed with version 2016, 2019, 2021, 2024, or any Microsoft 365 Apps version, and the CVE-2025-47171 security update has not been installed.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2025-47171 to Microsoft Office Outlook installations; as an interim measure, restrict user permissions and exercise caution with untrusted email attachments.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-47171 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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