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CVE-2021-1715:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-1715) was disclosed on January 12, 2021. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Office and Office Online Server products. The CVE was initially reserved on December 2, 2020, and was later publicly disclosed with security updates (CVE Details, Rapid7).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a severity score of 9.0 CVSS with the vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C), indicating a critical severity level. This vulnerability is distinct from CVE-2021-1716, though they were addressed in the same security update cycle (Rapid7).
Impact
The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file, potentially giving an attacker the ability to execute arbitrary code in the context of the current user (Microsoft Support).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through Microsoft Update, Microsoft Update Catalog, and Microsoft Download Center. For Office Online Server, the security update 4493160 was released, which replaces the previously released security update 4486750 (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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