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CVE-2021-38660:
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Overview
Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-38660) was disclosed on September 15, 2021. This vulnerability affects Microsoft Office products, specifically Microsoft Excel 2013 SP1 and related components (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. The CVSS v2.0 base score is 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 remote code on the affected system, potentially gaining the same rights as the logged-in user (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Users should install security update KB5002007 for Office 2013 SP1. The update is available through Microsoft Update, Microsoft Update Catalog, and as standalone packages for both 32-bit and 64-bit versions (Microsoft Support).
Additional resources
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