Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass

HIGH 7.8EXPLOITED (CISA KEV)CVE-2021-42292 · Published 10/11/2021 · updated 19/08/2026

Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass. Actively exploited: CISA added this vulnerability to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 17/11/2021. Patch affected systems as an emergency.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
excel microsoft	`= 2013= 2016`	No fix yet
office microsoft	`= 2013= 2019`	No fix yet

Description

Microsoft Excel Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-42292 · Patch
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-42292 · Patch
cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog · US Government Resource
CISA KEV · CVE-2021-42292

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