CVE-2020-0697 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability affecting Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus, specifically within the OLicenseHeartbeat task. An authenticated attacker could exploit this by placing a specially crafted file in a specific location, leading to arbitrary file corruption and allowing the task to run with SYSTEM privileges. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but successful exploitation grants high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365_proplus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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