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CVE-2021-42292
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 .4300 98.7 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)
Description
Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Lifecycle
Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|
| October 12, 2021 | Reserved | Reserved by microsoft |
| November 17, 2021 | KEV ADDED | Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2021-12-01 |
| November 17, 2021 | Published | Published (CNA: microsoft) |
Affected
Affected products and packages — 9 rows
| Vendor | Product / Package | Ecosystem | Version introduced | Fixed |
|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | — | 16.0.1 | — |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 | — | 15.0.0.0 | — |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2016 | — | 16.0.0.0 | — |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 | — | 15.0.0 | — |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 | — | 16.0.0 | — |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 | — | 19.0.0 | — |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac | — | 16.0.0 | — |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 | — | 16.0.1 | — |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021 | — | 16.0.1 | — |
About this page
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, October 7, 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.
