Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-1581
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges. The attacker would need to already have the ability to execute code on the system.
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by running a specially crafted application on the victim system.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle objects in memory.
Vulnerability category: Execute codeGain privilege
Products affected by CVE-2020-1581
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2013:*:*:*:click-to-run:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-1581
0.18%
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-2020-1581
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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9.3
|
HIGH | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
8.6
|
10.0
|
NIST | |
7.8
|
HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
1.8
|
5.9
|
NIST |
References for CVE-2020-1581
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1581
CVE-2020-1581 | Microsoft Office Click-to-Run Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityPatch;Vendor Advisory
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