CVE-2024-21413
Act now ● On CISA KEV — actively exploited
Actively exploited — on the CISA KEV list.
CVSS base
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
94.7%
99.9th percentile
CISA KEV
Listed
Added 2025-02-06 · patch by 2025-02-27
Weakness / dates
CWE-20
Published 2024-02-13 · modified 2026-08-10
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
| Attack Vector | N | Network |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | U | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | H | High |
| Availability | H | High |
Timeline
- 2024-02-13 — Published (NVD)
- 2025-02-06 — Added to CISA KEV (actively exploited)
- 2025-02-27 — CISA patch-by deadline
- 2026-08-10 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Affected
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21413
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-21413
- https://research.checkpoint.com/2024/the-risks-of-the-monikerlink-bug-in-microsoft-outlook-and-the-big-picture/
- exploit https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-21413-critical-monikerlink-vulnerability-affecting-microsoft-outlook-detection-script
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2024-21413-critical-monikerlink-vulnerability-affecting-microsoft-outlook-mitigation-script
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2024-21413