CVE-2021-40486

Published: Oct 13, 2021

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016	affected `16.0.0 - < 16.0.5227.1000`
Microsoft	Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1	affected `15.0.0 - < 15.0.5389.1000`
Microsoft	Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019	affected `16.0.0 - < 16.0.10379.20000`
Microsoft	Microsoft Office 2019	affected `19.0.0 - < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases`
Microsoft	Microsoft Office Online Server	affected `16.0.1 - < 16.0.10379.20000`
Microsoft	Microsoft Word 2016	affected `16.0.1 - < 16.0.5227.1000`
Microsoft	Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1	affected `15.0.1 - < 15.0.5389.1000`
Microsoft	Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1	affected `15.0.1 - < 15.0.5389.1000`
Microsoft	Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1	affected `15.0.1 - < 15.0.5389.1000`

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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