{"id":"CVE-2020-1502","aliases":["EUVD-2020-12376","GHSA-22pr-mvmh-vgg5"],"status":"published","title":"Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability","description":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data.\nTo exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created.\nThe update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary","from":"nvd"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-09","score":0.04639,"percentile":0.91785,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":false},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"published":"2020-08-17T19:13:17Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:01:34Z","products":[{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"365_apps"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft 365 apps for enterprise"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft office 2019"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft office online server"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"microsoft sharepoint server 2019"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"office"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"office_online_server"},{"vendor":"microsoft","product":"sharepoint_server"}],"references":[{"url":"https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1502","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Vendor Advisory"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-1502"},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-22pr-mvmh-vgg5"}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2020-1502","title":"Microsoft Word Information Disclosure Vulnerability","description":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data.\nTo exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created.\nThe update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.","status":"published","published":"2020-08-17T19:13:17Z","modified":"2024-08-04T06:39:10.384Z","updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:56.213477Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2020-12376","description":"An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data.\nTo exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. 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An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created.\nThe update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.","status":"published","published":"2020-08-17T19:15:16.77Z","modified":"2026-06-17T03:01:34.867Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":5.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"},{"version":"2.0","score":4.3,"vector":"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N","level":"medium","assessor":"primary"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:06:13.05572Z"}]}}