CVE-2020-1449

Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVE-2020-1449 is fixed in 6 products on 1 platform, first by KB4484463, released July 14, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Less Likely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0465
91st percentile

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.</p> <p>Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user open a specially crafted file with an affected version of Microsoft Project. In an email attack scenario, an attacker could exploit the vulnerability by sending a specially crafted project, or resource file, to the user and convince the user to open the file.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Project checks the source code of a file.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
Microsoft Project 2010 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions) KB4484463 Jul 14, 2020
Microsoft Project 2010 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions) KB4484463 Jul 14, 2020
Microsoft Project 2013 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) KB4484450 Jul 14, 2020
Microsoft Project 2013 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) KB4484450 Jul 14, 2020
Microsoft Project 2016 (32-bit edition) KB4484441 Jul 14, 2020
Microsoft Project 2016 (64-bit edition) KB4484441 Jul 14, 2020

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