microsoft 365-apps CVE-2021-38646 vulnerability in Microsoft Products
Published on September 15, 2021

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Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor Advisory NVD

Known Exploited Vulnerability

This Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine contains an unspecified vulnerability which can allow for remote code execution.

The following remediation steps are recommended / required by April 18, 2022: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2021-38646 is exploitable with local system access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. It has an exploitability score of 1.8 out of four. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.


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