CVE-2021-1711: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Overview

Severity

High (CVSS 7.8)

CVSS 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

Category

Remote Code Execution

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2021-Jan

Released

2021-01-12

EPSS Score

7.13% (percentile: 91.5%)

FAQ

Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.

Affected Products (11)

Microsoft Office

• Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
• Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
• Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
• Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
• Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
• Microsoft Office 2013 RT Service Pack 1
• Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
• Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)

Security Updates (6)

• 4486755
• 4486755
• 4493143
• 4493143
• 4486762
• 4486762

Acknowledgments

Bo Qu of Palo Alto Networks, Tao Yan (<a href="https://twitter.com/Ga1ois">@Ga1ois</a>) from Palo Alto Networks

Revision History

• 2021-01-12: Information published.