CVE-2021-28453
mediumpriority · track · 28EPSS 0.041 · 91 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
4.05% (91st) EPSS
CVSS 6.8 · medium
Who says so?
3 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.8
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.8–7.8
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 (40)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0 → publicationenisa_euvdEU
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also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
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references (10)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28453cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28453cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28453cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-365-Apps-for-Enterprise-vulnerabilities-of-April-2021-35067cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021041329cnnvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-423/cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28453enisa_euvd
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-423/enisa_euvd
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