CVE-2021-33775 is a Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft HEVC Video Extensions. This high-severity flaw, with a CVSS score of 7.8, could allow an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on a vulnerable system if a user is tricked into opening a specially crafted file. While there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code, or Metasploit/Nuclei modules, the vulnerability was addressed in Microsoft's July 2021 Patch Tuesday and received limited community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.0.41531.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:hevc_video_extensions:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.