CVE-2021-27059 (GCVE-0-2021-27059)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-11 15:49 – Updated: 2026-08-19 16:30Title
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Summary
Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-02-04 19:13 UTC
CWE
- Remote Code Execution
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerabi… | vendor-advisorypatch |
| https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-… | x_refsource_MISCx_transferred |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Impacted products
3 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2 |
Affected:
13.0.0.0 , < 14.0.7266.5000
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 |
Affected:
15.0.0 , < publication
(custom)
|
|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 |
Affected:
16.0.0 , < 16.0.5134.1000
(custom)
|
Date Public
2021-03-09 16:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 924a3c84-04c2-4b0f-be0b-c0850094ca30
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03
Scope
Notes: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Office | Description: Microsoft Office contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution. | Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions. | Due date: 2021-11-17 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27059
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | Office |
| Due Date | 2021-11-17 |
| Date Added | 2021-11-03 |
| Vendorproject | Microsoft |
| Vulnerabilityname | Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 08:10 CEST
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 4499828d-7ef5-4068-903f-4ec01b0bb7ea
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2021-11-03
Asserted: 2021-11-03
Scope
Notes: Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | Affected: Microsoft / Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office 2016 | CVSS: 7.6 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.06076 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability |
| Cve Id | CVE-2021-27059 |
| Vendor | Microsoft |
| Ghsa Id | GHSA-4QXG-56MJ-C47P |
| Product | Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2, Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Office 2016 |
| Added Date | 2021-11-03T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 7.6 |
| Epss Score | 0.06076 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | HIGH |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.9318 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2021-27059 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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Sightings
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Nomenclature
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They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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