CVE-2020-17128

Published: Dec 9, 2020

Modified: Aug 28, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.8

HIGH

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	Microsoft Office 2019	affected `19.0.0 - < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases`
Microsoft	Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac	affected `16.0.0 - < publication`
Microsoft	Microsoft Office Online Server	affected `16.0.1 - < publication`
Microsoft	Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise	affected `16.0.1 - < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases`
Microsoft	Microsoft Excel 2016	affected `16.0.0.0 - < publication`
Microsoft	Microsoft Office 2016	affected `16.0.0 - < publication`
Microsoft	Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2	affected `13.0.0.0 - < publication`
Microsoft	Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1	affected `15.0.0.0 - < publication`
Microsoft	Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 2	affected `13.0.0.0 - < publication`
Microsoft	Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1	affected `15.0.0.0 - < publication`

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

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