<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>
References
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https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16928 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
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MITRE Information
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: 2020-10-16T22:17:52
Updated: 2023-12-31T19:19:52.504Z
Reserved: 2020-08-04T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2020-16928
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NVD Information
Status : Modified
Published: 2020-10-16T23:15:15.117
Modified: 2023-12-31T20:15:53.333
Link: CVE-2020-16928
JSON object: View
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