CVE-2020-1240 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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'.

Published: 2020-07-14

Score: 8.8 High

EPSS: 32.7% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	—

Microsoft

Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.32735.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1240

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Microsoft 365 Apps

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2020-07-14T22:54:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:32:00.596Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-1240

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-07-14T23:15:12.137

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:10:03.410

Link: CVE-2020-1240

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

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