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Microsoft Office Suite (Click-to-Run): CVE-2020-16955: Click-to-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

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Microsoft Office Suite (Click-to-Run): CVE-2020-16955: Click-to-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
05/11/2023

Description

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. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted file. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle these files.

Solution(s)

  • office-click-to-run-upgrade-latest

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