CVE-2021-38653
7.8 HIGHMicrosoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published: 2021-09-15 · Last updated: 2026-06-17
Severity and scoring
- CVSS
- 7.8 HIGH
- Vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CWE
- CWE-787
Affected products
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| microsoft | 365_apps, office |
Description
Microsoft Office Visio Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Source: NVD
References
- [NVD]https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-38653
- [Patch]https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38653
- [Other]https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1079/
- [Patch]https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38653
- [Other]https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1079/
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