CVE-2021-31175
High
Published: 11 May 2021
Published
11 May 2021
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.1553
94.8th percentile
Risk Priority
25
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2021-31175 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Microsoft Office. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 5.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-18088
Vulnerability details
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
microsoft
365 apps
all versions
microsoft
excel
2013, 2016
microsoft
office
2013, 2016, 2019
microsoft
office online server
all versions
microsoft
office web apps server
2013
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-416
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.