CVE-2021-40480: Microsoft Office Visio 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-Oct
- Released
- 2021-10-12
- EPSS Score
- 5.64% (percentile: 90.4%)
FAQ
Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability?
No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.
According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do?
A user needs to be tricked into running malicious files.
Affected Products (6)
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 LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
- Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
Acknowledgments
Tran Van Khang - khangkito (VinCSS) working with <a href="https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/">Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative</a>
Revision History
- 2021-10-12: Information published.