VYPR
High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 16, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2020-16957

CVE-2020-16957

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine improperly handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a victim system. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by enticing a victim to open a specially crafted file. The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting the way the Microsoft Office Access Connectivity Engine handles objects in memory.

Affected products

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  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*range: 16.0.1
  • Microsoft/Officev52 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: 19.0.0
    • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:-:*:*

Patches

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