CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-20673

HIGH
7.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

Microsoft Office Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CWE-693Protection Mechanism Failure

How to fix

Remediation Available
Microsoft Excel 2016Microsoft
Install:KB5002536Microsoft
Microsoft Office 2016Microsoft
Install:KB5002522Microsoft
Install:KB5002469Microsoft
Install:KB5002537Microsoft
Install:KB5002467Microsoft
Microsoft PowerPoint 2016Microsoft
Install:KB5002495Microsoft
Microsoft Publisher 2016Microsoft
Install:KB5002492Microsoft
Microsoft Visio 2016Microsoft
Install:KB5002491Microsoft
Microsoft Word 2016Microsoft
Install:KB5002542Microsoft

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days
65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-693 (Protection Mechanism Failure) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2013-2465Critical9.899%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2024-21412High8.195%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2013-0431Medium5.390%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2019-1003030Critical9.976%KEV-
CVE-2025-40536High8.172%KEVFix
CVE-2025-0411High7.067%KEVFix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-20673?

Published advisories record a fix for 6 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2024-20673 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-20673 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 1.2% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 65% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-20673?

CVE-2024-20673 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-20673 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for Microsoft Excel 2016 (Microsoft), Microsoft Office 2016 (Microsoft), Microsoft PowerPoint 2016 (Microsoft), Microsoft Publisher 2016 (Microsoft), and 2 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-08-10.