4.6
CVSSv2

CVE-2020-0984

Published: 15/04/2020 Updated: 21/07/2021
CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.6 | Impact Score: 6.4 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 7.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 1.8
VMScore: 409
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Vulnerability Summary

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'.

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Github Repositories

XPC connection bindings for Rust

xpc-connection-rs XPC connection bindings for Rust What is XPC? A low-level (libSystem) interprocess communication mechanism that is based on serialized property lists for Mac OS Read more at the Apple Developer website Features audit_token enables retrieving the client's audit token This requires using a private API, but it's the simplest way to securely valid

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