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CVE-2020-1223

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 8.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word for Android fails to properly handle certain files.To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to convince a user to open a specially crafted URL file.The update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Word for Android handles specially crafted URL files., aka 'Word for Android Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.

Affected products

• Microsoft Word for Android: all versions
• Microsoft Word for Android: all versions

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1223
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1223

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