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CVE-2021-42292HIGH
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   L   L   N   R  U  H  H  H    7.8   .3195   98.2   YES
AFFECTED
  Product                               Versions    Fixed
  Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise     16.0.1 –    —
  Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1   15.0.0.0 –  —
  Microsoft Excel 2016                  16.0.0.0 –  —
  Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1  15.0.0 –    —
  Microsoft Office 2016                 16.0.0 –    —
  Microsoft Office 2019                 19.0.0 –    —
  Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac         16.0.0 –    —
  Microsoft Office LTSC 2021            16.0.1 –    —
  Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021    16.0.1 –    —
TIMELINE
  Oct 12  Reserved by microsoft
  Nov 17  Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-12-01
  Nov 17  Published (CNA: microsoft)
CNA: microsoft · CVSS v3.1 · 3 references · KEV due December 1, 2021

Description

Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
October 12, 2021ReservedReserved by microsoft
November 17, 2021KEV ADDEDAdded to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-12-01
November 17, 2021PublishedPublished (CNA: microsoft)

Affected

Affected products and packages — 9 rows
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Excel 201616.0.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201616.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201919.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2019 for Mac16.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC 202116.0.1
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office LTSC for Mac 202116.0.1

References (3)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2021-42292 at cve.org

Vendors: microsoft

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2021-42292 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Wednesday, August 19, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.