<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted file.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle these files.</p>
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| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2013 Click-to-Run (C2R) | affected |
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| Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | affected |
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Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000
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| Description | <p>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.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle these files.</p> | <p>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.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle these files.</p> |
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published:
Updated: 2024-11-15T16:55:38.851Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2020-16955
Vulnrichment
Updated: 2024-08-04T13:45:34.890Z
NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:16.477
Modified: 2026-02-23T18:21:31.007
Link: CVE-2020-16955
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