How severe is CVE-2021-33742?

CVE-2021-33742 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH). EPSS estimates a 59.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2021-33742: Windows MSHTML Platform Remote Code Execution

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Windows MSHTML Platform Remote Code Execution Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2021-11-03

Remediation due

2021-11-17

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33742

Description

Windows MSHTML Platform Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA7.5 HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impacttotal

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.1999
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.1999
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1909	10.0.0 to <10.0.18363.1621
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H1	10.0.0 to <10.0.19043.1052
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 2004	10.0.0 to <10.0.19041.1052
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 20H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.19042.1052
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1507	10.0.0 to <10.0.10240.18967
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.0 to <10.0.14393.4467
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	10.0.0 to <10.0.14393.4467
Microsoft	Windows 7	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.25632 6.1.0 to <publication
Microsoft	Windows 7 Service Pack 1	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.25632 6.1.0 to <publication
Microsoft	Windows 8.1	6.3.0 to <6.3.9600.20045 6.3.0 to <1.0.0.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.0 to <6.0.6003.21137 6.0.0 to <publication
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2	6.0.0 to <6.0.6003.21137 6.0.0 to <publication
Microsoft	Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1	6.1.0 to <6.1.7601.25632 6.1.0 to <publication
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012	6.2.0 to <6.2.9200.23372 6.2.0 to <1.0.0.0
Microsoft	Windows Server 2012 R2	6.3.0 to <6.3.9600.20045 6.3.0 to <1.0.0.0

References

1 Links

Other references

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-33742

Record Details

Published

2021-06-08

Last updated

2025-10-21

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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