VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2021-42293

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Published 2021-12-15 · Modified 2026-05-19
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS v2
5.0
VIR risk
6.5

Description

Microsoft Jet Red Database Engine and Access Connectivity Engine Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secure@microsoft.com — https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42293

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
windows microsoft365_apps-
windows microsoftoffice2013
windows microsoftoffice2013_rt
windows microsoftoffice2016
windows microsoftoffice2019
windows microsoftoffice_long_term_servicing_channel2021

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.