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<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The SOC Services team is reporting on the vulnerability
<b>CVE-2026-21513 Microsoft MSHTML Framework Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
</b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">disclosed as part of Microsoft’s February 2026 Patch Tuesday affecting Windows platforms. We are providing this in-depth information due to its active exploitation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">History:</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">In early February 2026, Microsoft and allied threat researchers disclosed the MSHTML Framework security feature bypass vulnerability tracked as CVE-2026-21513.<b>
</b>The vulnerability is currently assigned a CVSSv3 score of <b>8.8 (High)</b> by Microsoft.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0in"><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Affected Versions<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc" id="affectedVersionsList">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Windows 10 (versions 1607, 1809, 21H2, 22H2)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Windows 11 (versions 22H2, 23H2, 24H2, and 26H1)<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l5 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Windows Server 2012,2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, 2025<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<h4 style="margin:0in"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow"><o:p> </o:p></span></h4>
<h4 style="margin:0in"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Fixed Versions<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l4 level1 lfo6"><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">February 2026 Cumulative Update<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
<p><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vendor Advisory: <a href="https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21513">
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21513</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Intelligence:</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal"> On February 10<sup>th</sup>, 2026, CISA has listed the vulnerability
in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog. <o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Exploitability:</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Low complexity, network exploitability<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Complexity:</span></strong> Low<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">User Interaction:</span></strong> Yes<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Remotely Exploitable:</span></strong> Yes
<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proof of Concept:</span></strong> Not publicly available<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Zero Day:</span></strong> Yes
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Workarounds:</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">There are no workarounds for this vulnerability. Patch immediately.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<h4><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">How it Works:</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">An attacker delivers specially crafted HTML or related content that, when rendered by the MSHTML engine, triggers a flaw in the enforcement of security controls, allowing
the attacker to bypass protection mechanisms and execute malicious code within the context of the logged-in user.</span><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"><o:p></o:p></span></u></h4>
<h4><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Post-Exploit Impact:</span></u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">
</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">A remote threat actor can bypass MSHTML security protections and execute malicious content in the context of the logged-in user. This can result in arbitrary code execution,
data theft, installation of additional payloads, and potential lateral movement within the environment depending on the user’s privilege level. (CWE-693: Protection Mechanism Failure)<o:p></o:p></span></h4>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tenable Plugins:</span></u></b><b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
</span></b><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">As of February 10<sup>th</sup>, 2026,<b>
</b></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Tenable’s list of plugins is extensive. To see a full list of plugins please see the link here:
<a href="https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-21513/plugins">https://www.tenable.com/cve/CVE-2026-21513/plugins</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h4><u><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Recommended Actions:<o:p></o:p></span></u></h4>
<p><strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Date Added to KEV Catalog:</span></strong><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> February 10, 2026<br>
<strong><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Due Date for Remediation:</span></strong> March 3, 2026<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply Security Updates: Prioritize the installation of the February 2026 cumulative security updates provided by Microsoft for all affected versions.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Verify host has not been compromised before applying patches.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply appropriate updates provided by the vendor to vulnerable systems after testing.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Run all software as a non-privileged user to reduce the impact of a successful attack.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9">
<span lang="EN" style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">EIS Security Operations Center</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Enterprise Information Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Cyber Security Services | CSS<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">SOC Hotline: (503) 378-5930<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual"><a href="mailto:SOC@EIS.OREGON.GOV"><span style="color:#467886">SOC@EIS.OREGON.GOV</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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