Description
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel 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.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.</p>
<p>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.</p>
<p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.</p>
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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
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| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office Online Server | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2016 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office Web Apps 2013 Service Pack 1 | affected |
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History
Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| Description | <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.</p> | <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Excel 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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Excel functions handle objects in memory.</p> |
MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-04T06:31:59.956Z
Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-1224
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-09-11T17:15:19.760
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:23:59.973
Link: CVE-2020-1224
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