CVE-2021-27053
mediumpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.046 · 92 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.58% (92nd) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
8.0
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–8
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
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affected products (21)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
- microsoft office online serverall versionsnvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
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references (9)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27053cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27053cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27053cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-332/cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27053enisa_euvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-332/enisa_euvd
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-27053nvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27053PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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