CVE-2021-38646 (GCVE-0-2021-38646)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-15 11:24 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:25
VLAI? CISA
Summary
Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CWE
  • Remote Code Execution
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 Affected: 19.0.0 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise Affected: 16.0.1 , < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016 Affected: 16.0.0 , < 5215.1000 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
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    Microsoft Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 Affected: 15.0.0 , < 5381.1000 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Data from the CISA 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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