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CVE-2021-36941:
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Overview
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-36941) was disclosed on August 12, 2021. This vulnerability affects Microsoft 365 Apps Enterprise edition and Microsoft Office 2019 for macOS (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH) with the following vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. Under CVSS v2.0, it received a base score of 6.8 (MEDIUM) with vector (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the targeted user. The vulnerability affects the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the system, as indicated by the high impact scores across all three categories in the CVSS vector (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security patches to address this vulnerability. Users are advised to apply the security updates through the Microsoft security advisory (Microsoft Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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