Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2019
CVE-2021-40486
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.060 (93.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 93rd percentile — 93.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.060 · newest: 0.060 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft Office 2019 — versions 19.0.0
- Microsoft Office Online Server — versions 16.0.1
- Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.1
- Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.0
- Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016 — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server 2019 — versions 16.0.0
- Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 — versions 15.0.1
- Microsoft Word 2016 — versions 16.0.1
- Microsoft Office — versions 2019
- Microsoft Office Online Server
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40486 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1158/ (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2021-40486?
- CVE-2021-40486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2019. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2021-10-13.
- How severe is CVE-2021-40486?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.