CVE-2021-42293
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.030 · 87 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
3.05% (87th) EPSS
CVSS 5 · medium
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft Jet Red Database Engine and Access Connectivity Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
7.5
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5–7.5
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
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weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
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affected products (17)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
- microsoft office long term servicing channel= 2021nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_long_term_servicing_channel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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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 (7)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42293cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42293cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42293cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-365-Apps-vulnerabilities-de-decembre-2021-37076cnnvd
- https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2021121469cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42293enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42293PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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