CVE-2021-31946 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Paint 3D. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it can be exploited by an unauthenticated attacker via user interaction, leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, it was addressed in the June 2021 Patch Tuesday, indicating Microsoft's awareness and remediation efforts. Community discussion and media coverage are limited, suggesting lower public awareness despite its severity.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.0.0, < 6.2105.4017.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:paint_3d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:paint_3d:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.