CVE-2021-1716
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-1716- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-7183
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2021-7183- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h3jc-2gg2-54rp
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-1715.
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-1715.
- Record
GHSA-h3jc-2gg2-54rp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2021-1716- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- microsoft word
- microsoft 365 apps
- microsoft 365 apps for enterprise
- microsoft office 2010 service pack 2
- microsoft office 2019
- microsoft office 2019 for mac
- microsoft office online server
- microsoft office web apps 2010 service pack 2
- microsoft office web apps server 2013 service pack 1
- microsoft sharepoint enterprise server 2013 service pack 1
- microsoft sharepoint enterprise server 2016
- microsoft sharepoint server 2010 service pack 2
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-1716 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Word, published January 12, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.89%, the 90th percentile. No source names a fixed version.