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Security Updates for Microsoft Word Products C2R (October 2020)

The Microsoft Word Products are missing a security update.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerability :

– A security feature bypass vulnerability exists in Microsoft Word software when it fails to properly handle .LNK files. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted file to perform actions in the security context of the current user. For example, the file could then take actions on behalf of the logged-on user with the same permissions as the current user. (CVE-2020-16933)Read More

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