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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2020-16947 – Microsoft Outlook Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the targeted user. If the targeted user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

Impact

Remote code execution

Affected Vendors


Microsoft

Affected Products

Outlook

Remediation

Refer to vendor advisory for the complete list of affected products and their respective patches.

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16947

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