Microsoft patches actively exploited MSHTML zero-day RCE (CVE-2021-40444)
Vulnerabilities mentioned
All| CVE | Vulnerability | CVSS | EPSS | Signals | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-36955 | Local Privilege Escalation in Microsoft Windows CLFS Driver | 7.8 | 4% | KEVRansomware | KEV |
| CVE-2021-36965 | Windows WLAN AutoConfig Service Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | 8.8 group max | 5% | ||
| CVE-2021-36968 | Windows DNS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability | 7.8 | <1% | ||
CVE-2021-38647+3 related CVEs | Unauthenticated RCE in Microsoft Open Management Infrastructure (OMI) | 9.8 group max | 100% | KEVRansomwarePoC | KEV |
| CVE-2021-40444 | Remote Code Execution via MSHTML Rendering Engine in Microsoft Windows/Office (CVE-2021-40444) | 8.8 | 98% | KEVRansomwarePoC ×2 | KEV |
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On September 2021 Patch Tuesday, Microsoft has fixed 66 CVE-numbered vulnerabilities in a wide variety of its solutions. Of these, the most crucial to address is CVE-2021-40444 , the remote code execution MSHTML vulnerability actively exploited by attackers via malicious MS Office documents.
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