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CVE-2020-0759

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-0759 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft Excel and Office 365 ProPlus, stemming from improper memory object handling. Rated with a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness despite its inactive status on the Hot List.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2010CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2010:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
2013CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2016CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2016:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2019CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:excel:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:office_365_proplus:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
15.17%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
96.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.1517 is in the 96th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (14)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editionsFixed in: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editionsFixed in: https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2019 for Mac
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Office 365 ProPlus for 32-bit Systems
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Office 365 ProPlus for 64-bit Systems
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Excel 2013 RT Service Pack 1
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2020-Feb/CVE-2020-0759Important

Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Feb 11, 2020

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0759
PatchVendor Advisory