Nov 2021: Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2021-42292 Published on November 10, 2021
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Known Exploited Vulnerability
This Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass vulnerability is part of CISA's list of Known Exploited Vulnerabilities. A security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Excel would allow a local user to perform arbitrary code execution.
The following remediation steps are recommended / required by December 1, 2021: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Products Associated with CVE-2021-42292
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Affected Versions
Microsoft Office 2019:- Version 19.0.0 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.0 and below 16.55.21111400 is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below 16.55.21111400 is affected.
- Version 16.0.1 and below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases is affected.
- Version 16.0.0.0 and below 16.0.5239.1001 is affected.
- Version 16.0.0 and below 16.0.5239.1001 is affected.
- Version 15.0.0.0 and below 15.0.5397.1001 is affected.
- Version 15.0.0 and below 15.0.5397.1001 is affected.
Exploit Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.