CVE-2020-16931

Severity
7.8HIGH
EPSS
9.6%
top 7.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedOct 16
Latest updateMay 24

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users who

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages11 packages

CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_excel_201616.0.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_excel_2010_service_pack_213.0.0.0publication
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_excel_2013_service_pack_115.0.0.0publication
NVDmicrosoft/excel2010, 2013, 2016+2
CVEListV5microsoft/microsoft_office_201919.0.0https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-w5jh-vr73-453v: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft2022-05-24
CVEList
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2020-10-16

📋Vendor Advisories

1
Microsoft
Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2020-10-13
CVE-2020-16931 (HIGH CVSS 7.8) | A remote code execution vulnerabili | cvebase.io