CVE-2021-28474

HIGHNVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
8.8
EchelonGraph verdictPatch this weekExploitation is likely or a public exploit exists.
  • High exploitation likelihood — EPSS 51%
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 51%CVSS: 8.8Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(medium)
EPSS
98.8%
KEV
Not listed

Published

May 11, 2021

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Weakness Classification(2)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

All Vendor Advisories

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Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 4× in last 7d / 29× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-28474?
CVE-2021-28474 is a high vulnerability published on May 11, 2021. Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
When was CVE-2021-28474 disclosed?
CVE-2021-28474 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on May 11, 2021, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-28474 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-28474 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.8% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-28474?
CVE-2021-28474 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-28474?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2021-28474, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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