01 Record
CVE-2021-31949
Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score7.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 2.56% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 84.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.3 (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:L
- 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
- 2021-06-08 22:46Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-02-28 20:55Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-04-30
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- da91d677e2baa58ef812d2992e025b968e3f9cbb8f02ac2a660dc38e4cba60aa
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201919.0.0 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Outlook 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0.0 to < 15.0.5475.100032-bit Systems, x64-based Systems, ARM64-based Systems
06 References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31949