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Microsoft Office: CVE-2020-16957: Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Microsoft Office: CVE-2020-16957: Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity
9
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
10/13/2020
Created
10/14/2020
Added
10/13/2020
Modified
09/12/2023

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Solution(s)

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

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