What is GHSA-xf9j-qfgm-f8jm?

GHSA-xf9j-qfgm-f8jm is a security advisory published by GitHub Security Advisories with High severity. Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Which CVE IDs does GHSA-xf9j-qfgm-f8jm cover?

GHSA-xf9j-qfgm-f8jm covers the following CVE IDs: CVE-2021-43256. Each CVE has its own detail page on EchelonGraph Pulse with the synthesized EG score.

What is the CVSS v3 score of GHSA-xf9j-qfgm-f8jm?

GHSA-xf9j-qfgm-f8jm has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, published by GitHub Security Advisories.

GHSA-xf9j-qfgm-f8jmHighCVSS 7.8

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor

GitHub Security Advisories

Published

December 16, 2021

Last Modified

May 19, 2026

🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2021-43256 →

📋 Description

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

🔗 References (3)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43256
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43256
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-xf9j-qfgm-f8jm