VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2020-16955
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability3.48%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-10-16
Last modified2026-06-17
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>