CVE-2024-21379 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Microsoft Word 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

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00461.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-19091	Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21379

History

Fri, 09 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2024-02-13T18:02:19.036Z

Updated: 2025-05-09T18:23:44.114Z

Reserved: 2023-12-08T22:45:20.451Z

Link: CVE-2024-21379

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T22:20:40.478Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2024-02-13T18:15:55.997

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:54:14.427

Link: CVE-2024-21379

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

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