PT-2021-2660 · Microsoft · Office+1

Published 2021-04-13 · Updated 2023-12-29 · CVE-2021-28449

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Microsoft Office (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to incorrect code generation management in Microsoft Office, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. This can be exploited by sending a specially crafted document to the victim. There have been reports of phishing documents signed by Microsoft, which could potentially be used to exploit this issue. The estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide is not available.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Code Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-94

Related Identifiers

BDU:2021-02189

CVE-2021-28449

Affected Products

Office

Office Excel

References · 8

• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2021-02189 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-28449 · Security Note
• https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28449 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-28449 · Vendor Advisory
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28449 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-28449 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/65545 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cybersecuritytechnologies/4965 · Telegram Post