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CVE-2021-40486

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 5.67% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-10-13 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution

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CVE
CVE-2021-40486
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
5.67%
Microsoft

Original NVD Description

Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability