Actively exploited · Published Mar 11, 2021 · Assigned by microsoft
CVE-2021-27059Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
High 7.6 Exploited
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 from Microsoft. Attackers are actively exploiting it in the wild (listed by CISA on November 3, 2021). The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 6.1% (higher than 93% of all known vulnerabilities). Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)6.1%top 6.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildYesCISA KEV since Nov 3, 2021
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
CISA guidance
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Federal agencies must remediate by Nov 17, 2021.
Official description
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 | 13.0.0.0 – before 14.0.7266.5000 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 | 15.0.0 – before publication |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 | 16.0.0 – before 16.0.5134.1000 |
References
- Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability vendor-advisory, patch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27059 x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27059 government-resource