CVE-2021-42296

published 2021-11-10

CVE-2021-42296: Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Priority P3 39 high 7.8 CVSS 3.1

AV L AC L PR N UI R S U C H I H A H

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Affected

7 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
microsoft	microsoft_365_apps_for_enterprise	>= 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases	https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
microsoft	microsoft_office_ltsc_2021	>= 16.0.1 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases	https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
microsoft	office_long_term_servicing_channel	—	—
msrc	microsoft_365_apps_for_enterprise_for_32-bit_systems	—	—
msrc	microsoft_365_apps_for_enterprise_for_64-bit_systems	—	—
msrc	microsoft_office_ltsc_2021_for_32-bit_editions	—	—
msrc	microsoft_office_ltsc_2021_for_64-bit_editions	—	—

CVSS provenance

nvd v3.1 7.8 HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd v2.0 6.9 MEDIUM AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

vendor_msrc 7.8 HIGH

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