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    CVE-2021-42292

    Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

    Published:Nov 10, 2021
    Last Modified:Aug 19, 2026
    EPS:Nov 10, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.31949
    CVSS Score:7.8

    CISA Notification

    Description

    Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

    Required Action:

    Apply updates per vendor instructions.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Dec 1, 2021
    1745 days ago
    Alert Date
    Nov 17, 2021
    1759 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    365 Apps
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel 2013
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Excel 2016
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office 2013
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office 2016
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office 2019
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office 2021
    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office Macos 2021

    Exploits

    https://github.com/corelight/CVE-2021-42292

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High