CVE-2020-16928 Vulnerability Details

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CVE-2020-16928 Metadata Quick Info

CVE Published: 16/10/2020 | CVE Updated: 04/08/2024 | CVE Year: 2020
Source: microsoft | Vendor: Microsoft | Product: Microsoft Office 2013 Click-to-Run (C2R)
Status : PUBLISHED

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CVE-2020-16928 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.

Metrics

CVSS Version: 3.1 | Base Score: 7.8 HIGH
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

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Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

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CWE Name: Elevation of Privilege
Source: Microsoft

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Source: NVD (National Vulnerability Database).