Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-0697
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Office OLicenseHeartbeat task, where an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run this task as SYSTEM.To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated attacker would need to place a specially crafted file in a specific location, thereby allowing arbitrary file corruption.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the process validates the log file., aka 'Microsoft Office Tampering Vulnerability'.
Vulnerability category: Gain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-0697
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365_proplus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-0697
0.35%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 55 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-0697
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
7.2
|
HIGH | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
3.9
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
|
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2020-0697
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0697
CVE-2020-0697 | Microsoft Office Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityPatch;Vendor Advisory
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