CVE-2020-1226 Use after free in Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
Attackers can execute arbitrary code by exploiting a use-after-free flaw in Microsoft Excel's memory handling.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1226?
CVE-2020-1226 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps, published on 9 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official 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-2020-1225.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1226?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft 365 Apps, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1226?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1226 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2020-1226 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1226 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-21514 Microsoft Office Word Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7xpx-hg7c-46j4.