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Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 11, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-1224

CVE-2020-1224

Description

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. 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. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.

Affected products

16
  • Microsoft/Sharepoint Serverv52 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2013:sp1:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2013:sp1:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: 15.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Officev55 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 19.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:*range: 16.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
  • Microsoft/Excelv56 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*range: 16.0.0.0
    • (no CPE)
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/365 Apps
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Office Online Server
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Office Web Apps
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

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