CVE-2021-38646

unknown KEV

Published 2022-03-28 · Modified 2022-03-28

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

1.5

Description

Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Office
Due date: 2022-04-18

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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Exploits

Public proof-of-concept code below. AS-IS, for defenders and authorised testing only.

References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38646

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.