critical Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2024-21413Microsoft Outlook — crafted link bypasses Protected View

Microsoft Outlook does not validate a link properly, so a crafted one in a message opens the file in editing mode instead of the read-only view meant to contain it — and runs the attacker's code.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the Microsoft Outlook update for this CVE now; exploitation is near certain, so also remind users that Protected View is not a guarantee.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
9.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
95%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2024-02-13
Added to KEV
2025-02-06
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
—
Severity
critical

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attacker needsThe user must open a crafted link in an e-mail message.

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2024-21413 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24