Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2020· Updated Nov 15, 2024
Microsoft Office Click-to-Run Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVE-2020-16955
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) AppVLP handles certain files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted file. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle these files.
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References
1- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16955mitrex_refsource_MISC
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