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

CVE-2020-1583

CVE-2020-1583

Description

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word 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 Word functions handle objects in memory.

Affected products

22
  • Microsoft/365 Apps
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Excelv5
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Range: 13.0.0.0
  • Microsoft/Office6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 19.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:-:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:macos:*:*
  • Microsoft/Office Online Server
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_online_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Office Web Apps2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_web_apps:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Sharepoint Server6 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 5 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2013:sp1:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: 15.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: 16.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Microsoft/Word5 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 4 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2013:sp1:*:*:rt:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:word:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)

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