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CVE-2020-1225

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 17.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2020-06-09 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-416

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Excel software when the software fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Excel Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1226.

Affected products

• Microsoft 365 Apps: all versions
• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2010-sp2, 2013-sp1, 2016
• Microsoft Office: 2016, 2019
• Microsoft Excel 2013 Service Pack 1: 2016 (32-bit edition), 2016 (64-bit edition), 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions), 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions), 2013 RT Service Pack 1, 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (+1)
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems: all versions
• Microsoft Office: 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, 2019 for Mac, 2016 for Mac

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1225
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1045
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1225
• https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1045

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