High severity · published Jun 9, 2020
CVE-2020-1223
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word for Android fails to properly handle certain files.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to…
8.8
CVSS
8.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word for Android fails to properly handle certain files.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted URL file.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Word for Android handles specially crafted URL files., aka 'Word for Android Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)8.2% · higher than 95% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
WO
Word · Microsoft
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1223
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-1223
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1223
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