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CVE-2020-1224 json

Microsoft Excel Information Disclosure Vulnerability

published 6y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2020-12103

cvss
5.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
4.4%
EPSS 4.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 91%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.</p>

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Exploit prediction

4.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 91% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.1 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019
  • Microsoft Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
  • Microsoft Microsoft Office Online Server
  • Microsoft Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise
  • Microsoft Microsoft Excel 2016
  • Microsoft Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
  • Microsoft Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2
  • Microsoft Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1
  • Microsoft Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1

References

Sources

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