CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-36941

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.04%

79th percentile - higher than 79% of all known CVEs

Summary

Remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Word. Opening a specially crafted document could allow an attacker to execute code.

Risk Assessment

User could be infected with malware, potentially leading to data theft or system takeover.

Recommendation

Install security updates for Microsoft Office.

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Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS