High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 9, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-1226

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1225.

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Affected products

Microsoft/Excelllm-fuzzy2 versions
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Microsoft/Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systemsv5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systemsv5
Range: unspecified
Microsoft/Excel 2007 SP3cpe-rescue
Range: 2016 (32-bit edition)
Microsoft/Office Visiocpe-rescue
Range: 2019 for 32-bit editions

Patches

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References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1226nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1027nvdThird Party Advisory

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