CVE-2021-38650
Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability
HIGH
7.6
CVSS Score
Published: September 15, 2021 at 11:24 AM UTC
Updated: August 10, 2026 at 04:18 PM UTC
5 products affected across 1 vendorOffice365 AppsOffice 2019
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Severity
HIGH7.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
Microsoft Office Spoofing Vulnerability
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
16.0.1 ≤ v < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases16.0.1
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
16.0.0 ≤ v < 5215.100016.0.0
Affected range stops below 5215.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 16.53.21091200, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
15.0.0 ≤ v < 5381.100015.0.0
Affected range stops below 5381.1000, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (2)
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-38650Vendor AdvisoryPatch
Source: cverecord
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-38650CVSS
7.6HIGHmicrosoft
Vector?
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StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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