CVE-2021-40485HighCVSS 7.8

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
October 12, 2021
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

CVE-2021-40485 →

📋 Description

According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? A user needs to be tricked into running malicious files.

Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability? No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.

🎯 Affected products15

  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
  • Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)
  • Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editions
  • Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021
  • Microsoft Office Online Server
  • Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1

✅ Remediation

KB4493202 (Security Update) — fixed build 15.0.5389.1000 KBClick to Run (Security Update) — fixed build https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases KBRelease Notes (Security Update) — fixed build 16.54.21101001 KB5002027 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.10379.20000 KB5002030 (Security Update) — fixed build 16.0.5227.1000 KB5002043 (Security Update) — fixed build 15.0.5389.1000

🔗 References (8)