Home / Vulnerabilities / CVE-2021-42292
HIGH SEVERITY
CVE-2021-42292 Microsoft · Office

Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass

Technical Severity

CVSS v3.1 Metrics

HIGH
7.8 / 10
Minimal Risk Critical
Vector Specification
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Exploitation Likelihood

EPSS Prediction

19.10 %
Predictive Probability
Percentile Rank
95.2 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 95.2% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Nov 17, 2021

Remediation Due

Dec 01, 2021

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

A security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Excel would allow a local user to perform arbitrary code execution.

Remediation Directive

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

External Intelligence