CVE-2021-31983 is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Microsoft Paint 3D. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system if a user is tricked into opening a malicious file. While the vulnerability is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog and no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB) is available, it garnered significant media attention with one article specifically mentioning its fix in the June 2021 Patch Tuesday. Community discussion is limited, but the EPSS score indicates a higher-than-average likelihood of exploitation compared to other CVEs.
| 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.