CVE Catalog

CVE-2021-38644

HighCVSS 7.8
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

High risk
2.10%

80th percentile - higher than 80% of all known CVEs

Summary

Remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Extension. An attacker could exploit it to execute arbitrary code on the victim's system.

Risk Assessment

Risk of system takeover, potentially leading to data theft or malware installation.

Recommendation

Install the latest security updates from Microsoft for the MPEG-2 Video Extension.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Microsoft MPEG-2 Video Extension Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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