CVE-2021-33742

criticalknown exploitedcovered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2021-11-03

Actively exploited. CVE-2021-33742 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2021-11-03) — exploitation has been observed in the wild, and US federal agencies are required to remediate it under BOD 22-01. Treat patching as urgent.

Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for remote code execution.

CSIRTS triage

What: The vulnerability allows for remote code execution.
Who is affected: Deployments of Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform are affected.
Urgency: Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
Action: Apply the latest security patch from Microsoft.

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Exploitation outlook

Exploitation confirmedAlready exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

Advisory coverage (1)

criticalexploitedCVE-2021-33742: Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03

External references

NVD record for CVE-2021-33742

CVE.org record

CISA KEV catalog

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