CVE-2020-0984

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when the Microsoft AutoUpdate (MAU) application for Mac improperly validates updates before executing them, aka 'Microsoft (MAU) Office Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 7.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft AutoUpdate for Macunspecified

References

Timeline

Published
Apr 15, 2020
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2020-0984: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix