CVE-2021-38659 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2021-09-15

Score: 7.8 High

EPSS: 4.9% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`16.0.1`	affected	< https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-25098	Microsoft Office Graphics Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.04856.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38659
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38659
https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-1084/

History

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:::::enterprise:::*
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38659

Subscriptions

Microsoft 365 Apps

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2021-09-15T11:24:19.000Z

Updated: 2026-08-10T15:11:06.527Z

Reserved: 2021-08-13T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-38659

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-09-15T12:15:15.777

Modified: 2026-08-10T16:18:11.847

Link: CVE-2021-38659

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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