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CVE detail

CVE-2021-1647

Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 7.8 · HighBuzz score 55.9KEV listed

Buzz score

Why this CVE is surfacing

Buzz score total 55.9

This all-time snapshot uses the same composite formula as Trending across a 30-year evidence window, rather than a current rolling window.

Buzz score components · mention 17.9 · diversity 13.0 · KEV 25.0 · OTX 0.0 · PoC 0.0
Mention score
17.9
5 evidence mentions in the snapshot
Diversity score
13.0
4 sources across 2 categories
KEV score
25.0
Known exploited vulnerability present
OTX score
0.0
0 OTX pulses
PoC score
0.0
0 repos · best confidence N/A
Best PoC traction
0
Maximum stars on a matched PoC repo

Why it matters now

Mention timeline

Total mentions
0
within the 30d window
Peak daily
0
highest bucket

Evidence

Source links by recency

Newest mentions first
5 source links · newest first
  • 18th January – Threat Intelligence ReportCheck Point Research

    For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 18th January, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. Top Attacks and Breaches The European Medicines Agency (EMA), responsible for the approval of medicine for the European Union, has been hacked, leading to the exposure of third-party documents related to the Covid-19 vaccines online. CISA […]

    vendorresearch.checkpoint.comJan 18, 2021, 3:05 PM
  • Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: Top videoconferencing attacks and security best practices Videoconferencing has become a routine part of everyday life for remote workers, students, and families. Yet widespread adoption of this technology has also attracted nefarious characters whose motivations can range from simple disruption to full-out espionage. SolarWinds hack investigation reveals new Sunspot malware Crowdstrike researchers have documented Sunspot, a piece of malware used by the … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 17, 2021, 10:20 AM
  • Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2021 address 83 vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw actively exploited in the wild. Microsoft Patch Tuesday security updates for January 2021 fix 83 security vulnerabilities in multiple products, including Microsoft Windows, Edge (EdgeHTML-based), ChakraCore, Office and Microsoft Office Services and Web Apps, Visual Studio, Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, […]

    newssecurityaffairs.comJan 13, 2021, 2:25 PM
  • On this January 2021 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft has plugged 83 CVEs, including a Microsoft Defender zero-day Adobe has delivered security updates for a variety of products SAP has released 10 security notes and updated 7 previously released ones Mozilla has fixed a critical vulnerability affecting Thunderbird Microsoft’s updates Microsoft has plugged 83 security holes, 10 of which are critical. One of the latter – a zero-day RCE (CVE-2021-1647) affecting Microsoft Defender antivirus – is being … More →

    newswww.helpnetsecurity.comJan 12, 2021, 9:24 PM
  • Microsoft on Tuesday released the first batch of security patches for 2021 with fixes for 83 documented security vulnerabilities, including a “critical” bug in the Defender security product that’s being actively exploited.

    newswww.securityweek.comJan 12, 2021, 6:59 PM

Exploit code

Public exploit repository references

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