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Rewterz Threat Advisory – CVE-2024-20677 – Microsoft Office Vulnerability

Severity

High

Analysis Summary

CVE-2024-20677

Microsoft Office could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system. By persuading a victim to open a specially crafted file, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system.

Impact

  • Code Execution

Indicators Of Compromise

CVE

  • CVE-2024-20677

Affected Vendors

Microsoft

Affected Products

  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise x32
  • Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise x64
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 x32
  • Microsoft Office LTSC 2021 x64
  • Microsoft Office 2019 x32
  • Microsoft Office 2019 x64
  • Microsoft Office LTSC for Mac 2021

Remediation

Use Microsoft Automatic Update to apply the appropriate patch for your system, or the Microsoft Security Update Guide to search for available patches.

Microsoft Security Update Guide

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