Description
<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the way that Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) AppVLP handles certain files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could elevate privileges.</p>
<p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to convince a user to open a specially crafted file.</p>
<p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Office Click-to-Run (C2R) components handle these files.</p>
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2013 Click-to-Run (C2R) | 15.0.0.0 – < 15.0.5571.1000 | 15.0.5571.1000 |
| Microsoft | Microsoft Office 2019 | 19.0.0 – < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |
| Microsoft | Microsoft 365 Apps for Enterprise | 16.0.1 – < https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases | https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases |