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CVE-2020-0852

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 12.0% 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-2020-0851, CVE-2020-0855, CVE-2020-0892.

Affected products

• Microsoft Office: 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Office Online Server: 1.0
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2019
• Microsoft Office: 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, 2016 for Mac
• Microsoft Office Online Server: all versions
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2019

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0852
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0852

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