cve-2021-38646
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2021-09-15 11:24
Modified
2025-02-04 18:11
Severity ?
EPSS score ?
68.88%
(0.98528)
Summary
Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
References
Impacted products
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▼ | Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 |
Version: 19.0.0 < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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CISA Known exploited vulnerability
Data from the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Date added: 2022-03-28
Due date: 2022-04-18
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Used in ransomware: Known
Notes: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38646
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