01 Record
CVE-2021-40472
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score5.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure 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 ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.73% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 53.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- 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
- 2021-10-13 00:27Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-04 02:44Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-09-02
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 794c659e875dc57b9f8056e4bc1bfa5939d6eb2d46c88a3cdbde508163e4324c
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 Office LTSC 202116.0.1 to < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesx64-based Systems, 32-bit Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0.0 to < 15.0.5389.1000ARM64-based Systems, 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0 to < 15.0.5389.1000ARM64-based Systems, 32-bit Systems, x64-based Systems
06 References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-40472