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**How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?** An authorized attacker could inject SQL code and run it with elevated privileges at table creation.

Buffer over-read in Microsoft Office Excel allows an unauthorized attacker to disclose information over an adjacent network.

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is local (AV:L). Why does the CVE title indicate that this is a remote code execution?** The word **Remote** in the title refers to the location of the attacker. This type of exploit is sometimes referred to as Arbitrary Code Execution (ACE). The attack itself is carried out locally. This means an attacker or victim needs to execute code from the local machine to exploit the vulnerability.

**According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?** Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to win a race condition.

Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Office allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code locally.

Concurrent execution using shared resource with improper synchronization ('race condition') in Microsoft Brokering File System allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Untrusted pointer dereference in Windows DWM allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

**What type of information could be disclosed by this vulnerability?** The type of information that could be disclosed if an attacker successfully exploited this vulnerability is sensitive information.

Customers should make sure the HPC Pack clusters are running in a trusted network secured by firewall rules especially for the TCP port 5999.

Improper link resolution before file access ('link following') in Microsoft Teams allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.