Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Microsoft COM for Windows

Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Microsoft COM for Windows

CVE-2020-0922 · HIGH Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

<p>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.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, a user would have to open a specially crafted file or lure the target to a website hosting malicious JavaScript.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft COM for Windows handles objects in memory.</p>

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