Vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps
CVE-2020-1229
A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Outlook when Office fails to enforce security settings configured on a system, aka 'Microsoft Outlook Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability'.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.038 (89.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 90th percentile — 89.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.038 · newest: 0.038 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Microsoft 365 Apps
- Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise 32-Bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft 365 Apps For Enterprise 64-Bit Systems — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Office — versions 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, 2019 for Mac
- Microsoft Word — versions 2016 (32-bit edition), 2016 (64-bit edition), 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)
- Microsoft Office — versions 2010, 2013, 2016
- Microsoft Word — versions 2010, 2013, 2016
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1229 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-1229?
- CVE-2020-1229 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Apps. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2020-06-09.
- How severe is CVE-2020-1229?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-1229 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.