Security Advisory

CVE-2020-0922

8.8
HIGH

Vulnerability Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could execute arbitrary code on a target system.

To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file or lure the target to a website hosting malicious JavaScript.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.

Published Date September 11, 2020
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory