CVE-2020-0984

7.8 highEPSS 1.0%

High (7.8) in microsoft autoupdate. EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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'.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

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

EPSS: 1.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 62% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-20
Published: 2020-04-15
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

microsoft:autoupdate

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0984
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0984

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