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CVE-2020-1193 — <p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current use

CVSS
7.8 HIGH
EPSS
10.67% (top 6.80%)
CWE
—
Published
2020-09-11T17:09:05.000Z
Last modified
2024-08-04T06:25:01.212Z
CVSS 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

01What is this vulnerability?

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then…

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201919.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2019 for Mac16.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise16.0.1
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 201616.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2016 for Mac16.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2010 Service Pack 213.0.0.0
MicrosoftMicrosoft Office 2013 Service Pack 115.0.0

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

09References

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