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01 Record

CVE-2021-28453

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HighPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.8 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

02 Description

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
4.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 90.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2021-04-13 19:33Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 21:40Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2021-03-15
Assigning CNA
microsoft
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
High (CVSS 7.8)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.1
Document digest
e98878419e4098907589f2aa06f63f9531b5ce612b8fdc959f6c61846b13feb9

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 201616.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Server 201916.0.0 to < publicationx64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201919.0.0 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2019 for Mac16.0.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Online Server16.0.1 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Word 201616.0.1 to < publication32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Web Apps 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 115.0.1 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftMicrosoft SharePoint Server 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0.0 to < publicationUnknown
MicrosoftMicrosoft Word 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0.0 to < publication32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Word 2013 Service Pack 115.0.1 to < publicationARM64-based Systems, 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems

06 References