CVE-2020-1447 is a high-severity remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Word and related Office products, including Microsoft 365 Apps, Office Online Server, and SharePoint. It allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a specially crafted Word document. While the CVSS score is 8.8, indicating a high risk of compromise with full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or inclusion in CISA's KEV catalog. Despite this, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, highlighting its potential impact.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:365_apps:-:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | ||
2010CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2016CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2016:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2019CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office:2019:*:*:*:*:mac_os:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.