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CVE-2020-1223

Published: Jun 9, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSSHIGH
EPSS Score
8.0%
Top 6.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word for Android fails to properly handle certain files.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted URL file.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Word for Android handles specially crafted URL files., aka 'Word for Android Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

wordmicrosoft
On-premDesktop App
Consumer Software / productivity
Microsoft WordMicrosoft Corp
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
Microsoft Word for AndroidMicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1223
portal.msrc.microsoft.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 9, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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