CVE-2020-16955
Published: Oct 16, 2020
Modified: Nov 15, 2024
CVSS v3.1
7.8
Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) AppVLP handles certain files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle these files.</p>
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2013 Click-to-Run (C2R) | affected 15.0.0.0 - < 15.0.5571.1000 |
Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 | affected 19.0.0 - < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | affected 16.0.1 - < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
CVSS v3.1 Details
CVSS v3.1 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
References
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