| CVE-2020-16934 | Date: (C)2020-10-14 (M)2024-01-09 |
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.
To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted file.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle these files.
CVSS Score and Metrics +CVSS Score and Metrics -| CVSS V3 Severity: | CVSS V2 Severity: |
| CVSS Score : 7.0 | CVSS Score : 6.8 |
| Exploit Score: 1.0 | Exploit Score: 8.6 |
| Impact Score: 5.9 | Impact Score: 6.4 |
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| CVSS V3 Metrics: | CVSS V2 Metrics: |
| Attack Vector: LOCAL | Access Vector: NETWORK |
| Attack Complexity: HIGH | Access Complexity: MEDIUM |
| Privileges Required: NONE | Authentication: NONE |
| User Interaction: REQUIRED | Confidentiality: PARTIAL |
| Scope: UNCHANGED | Integrity: PARTIAL |
| Confidentiality: HIGH | Availability: PARTIAL |
| Integrity: HIGH | |
| Availability: HIGH | |
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