CVE-2021-40486
High
Published: 13 October 2021
Published
13 October 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
0.0505
90.0th percentile
Risk Priority
19
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2021-40486 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Word. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 10.0% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2021-27663
Vulnerability details
Microsoft Word 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
office
2019
microsoft
office online server
all versions
microsoft
office web apps server
2013
microsoft
sharepoint enterprise server
2013, 2016
microsoft
sharepoint server
2019
microsoft
word
2013, 2016
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.