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Active Exploitation
ACTIVELY EXPLOITED3 sources verified·1 min read
By Lyrie Threat Intelligence·11/17/2021

CVE-2021-42292 added to CISA KEV: Microsoft Office

Status: ✅ Confirmed exploited in the wild

Date added: 2021-11-17

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Due date: 2021-12-01

Why this matters

A security feature bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Excel would allow a local user to perform arbitrary code execution.

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