An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.
History

Mon, 23 Feb 2026 18:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory. An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft Word improperly discloses the contents of its memory. An attacker who exploited the vulnerability could use the information to compromise the user’s computer or data. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker could craft a special document file and then convince the user to open it. An attacker must know the memory address location where the object was created. The update addresses the vulnerability by changing the way certain Word functions handle objects in memory.

Mon, 18 Nov 2024 17:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2024-11-18T16:26:19.120Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-1583

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T06:39:10.540Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-08-17T19:15:21.600

Modified: 2026-02-23T18:25:42.773

Link: CVE-2020-1583

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.