CVE-2021-40471 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.02989.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Microsoft Subscribe	365 Apps Subscribe Office Subscribe Office Long Term Servicing Channel Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-::::enterprise:::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:::rt:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:2021:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-27648	Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40471

History

No history.

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2021-10-13T00:27:14

Updated: 2024-08-04T02:44:10.480Z

Reserved: 2021-09-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-40471

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-10-13T01:15:11.027

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:24:11.797

Link: CVE-2021-40471

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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