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CVE-2020-0851

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 11.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-03-12 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0850, CVE-2020-0852, CVE-2020-0855, CVE-2020-0892.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: all versions
• Microsoft Office: 2019 for Mac, 2016 for Mac
• Microsoft Office 365 ProPlus: 32-bit Systems, 64-bit Systems

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0851
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0851

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