CVE-2024-20673

highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.012 · 67 %ileDEEURUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.18% (67th) EPSS

CVSS 7.8 · high

Is it mine?

77 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-26

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedMicrosoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002536
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002536
FixedMicrosoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002536
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002536
FixedMicrosoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1001:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002467
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002467
FixedMicrosoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1001:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002467
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002467
FixedMicrosoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office LTSC 2021 for 32-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft Office LTSC 2021 for 64-bit editionsmsrc_csaf
https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleases:Security Update:https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/officeupdates/microsoft365-apps-security-updates
FixedMicrosoft PowerPoint 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002495
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002495
FixedMicrosoft PowerPoint 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002495
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002495
FixedMicrosoft Publisher 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002492
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002492
FixedMicrosoft Publisher 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002492
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002492
FixedMicrosoft Visio 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002491
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002491
FixedMicrosoft Visio 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002491
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002491
FixedMicrosoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002542
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002542
FixedMicrosoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002542
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002542
FixedSkype for Business 2016 (32-bit)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002181
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002181
FixedSkype for Business 2016 (64-bit)msrc_csaf
16.0.5435.1000:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002181
https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002181

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode

v3.17.8highAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.8 · impact 5.9

v3.17.1highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Csecondary · Microsoft Security Response Center US

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-119USCWE-693USCWE-693US

affected products (77)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Microsoft 365 Appsall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:365_apps:-
Microsoft Excel 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:excel_2016:-
Microsoft Office 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2016:-
Microsoft Office 2019all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office_2019:-
Microsoft Office LTSC 2021all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:office:ltsc_2021
Microsoft Outlook 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:outlook_2016:-
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:powerpoint_2016:-
Microsoft Publisher 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:publisher_2016:-
Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 (32-bit)all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:skype_for_business_2016:%2832-bit%29
Microsoft Skype for Business 2016 (64-bit)all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:skype_for_business_2016:%2864-bit%29
Microsoft Skype for Business Server 2019 CU7all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:skype:for_business_server_2019_cu7
Microsoft Teams for Androidall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:teams:for_android
Microsoft Visio 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:visio_2016:-
Microsoft Word 2016all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:microsoft:word_2016:-
Microsoft Microsoft Excel 201616.0.0.0 → 16.0.5435.1000enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Office 201616.0.0 → 16.0.5435.1001enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Office 201919.0.0 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Office LTSC 202116.0.1 → https://aka.ms/OfficeSecurityReleasesenisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft PowerPoint 201616.0.0 → 16.0.5435.1000enisa_euvdEU
Microsoft Microsoft Publisher 201616.0.0 → 16.0.5435.1000enisa_euvdEU

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2024-0389Microsoft Office: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-02-13csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in verschiedenen Microsoft Office Anwendungen ausnutzen, um beliebigen Code auszuführen, seine Privilegien zu eskalieren oder vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen.
msrc_CVE-2024-20673Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability2024-02-13csaf · msrc_csafUS
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund msrc_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2024-02-13modified 2026-08-10

references (6)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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