Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft products - CVE-2021-42293
Published: December 14, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU58948
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-42293
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Microsoft
Affected software:
Microsoft Office
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office LTSC
Microsoft Office
Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
Microsoft Office LTSC
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Microsoft Jet Red Database Engine and Access Connectivity Engine, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
How to mitigate CVE-2021-42293
Install updates from vendor's website.