{"id":"CVE-2021-1716","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2021-1716","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T20:21:36.452Z","title":"Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","description":"Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability","published":"2021-01-12T20:15:35.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T03:32:26.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"secure@microsoft.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":[],"affected":["microsoft/365 apps","microsoft/office","microsoft/office online server","microsoft/office web apps","microsoft/office web apps server","microsoft/sharepoint enterprise server","microsoft/sharepoint server","microsoft/word"],"epss":{"score":0.03888,"percentile":0.90164,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.89%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1716","source":"secure@microsoft.com"},{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-1716","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-1716","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}