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    CVE-2020-16855

    <p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Office software reads out of bound memory due to an uninitialized variable, which could disclose the contents of memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could view out of bound memory.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Office software.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by properly initializing the affected variable.</p>

    Published:Sep 11, 2020
    Last Modified:Feb 23, 2026
    EPS:Sep 11, 2020
    EPSS Score:0.1987
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Microsoft
    Product
    Office

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
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    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
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    High