{
  "cveId": "CVE-2021-40486",
  "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-40486",
  "summary": "CVE-2021-40486 is fixed in 10 products on 1 platform, first by KB5002027, released October 12, 2021. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Urgent.",
  "title": "Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability",
  "description": "",
  "published": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z",
  "severity": "Critical",
  "cvss": 7.8,
  "epss": 0.05985,
  "epssPercentile": 0.93353,
  "priority": "Urgent",
  "priorityTier": 2,
  "exploited": false,
  "vendorExploited": false,
  "disclosed": false,
  "exploitabilityAssessment": "Exploitation Less Likely",
  "vendorAdvisory": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-40486",
  "fixes": [
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      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Office Online Server",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5002027",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5002027",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Office Web Apps Server 2013 Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5002036",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5002036",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5001924",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5001924",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5002029",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5002029",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5002006",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5002006",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5002028",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5002028",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2013 RT Service Pack 1",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5001960",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5001960",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5001960",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5001960",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5001960",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5001960",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5002004",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5002004",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    },
    {
      "platform": "microsoft",
      "product": "Microsoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)",
      "fixedVersion": "",
      "fix": "KB5002004",
      "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/fix/microsoft/kb5002004",
      "released": "2021-10-12T12:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "noFixYet": [],
  "dataAsOf": "2026-11-08T00:53:09Z",
  "attribution": {
    "text": "Data: Patchblox Patch Radar",
    "url": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar",
    "terms": "https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar/use-the-data"
  }
}