Description of the security update for Excel 2010: August 11, 2020

Summary

This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file. To learn more about these vulnerabilities, see the following security advisories:

• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-1494
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-1495
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-1496
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-1497
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-1498
• Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-1504
  Note To apply this security update, you must have the release version of Service Pack 2 for Office 2010 installed on the computer.Be aware that the update in the Microsoft Download Center applies to the Microsoft Installer (.msi)-based edition of Office 2010. It doesn’t apply to the Office 2010 Click-to-Run editions, such as Microsoft Office 2010 Home and Student (see What version of Office am I using?).

How to get and install the update

Method 1: Microsoft Update

This update is available from Microsoft Update. When you turn on automatic updating, this update will be downloaded and installed automatically. For more information about how to get security updates automatically, see Windows Update: FAQ.

Method 2: Microsoft Update Catalog

To get the standalone package for this update, go to the Microsoft Update Catalog website.

Method 3: Microsoft Download Center

You can get the standalone update package through the Microsoft Download Center. Follow the installation instructions on the download page to install the update.

• Download security update 4484461 for the 32-bit version of Excel 2010
• Download security update 4484461 for the 64-bit version of Excel 2010

More information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see security update deployment information: August 11, 2020.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 4484415.

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
excel2010-kb4484461-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	859A087A81FA170EBC6E373E83419C8B66E7965B	B8C5D89131D0B3F655EBE147DC89FD2B63E7DDBF8E85FDB6C8758CC87F8CABBE
excel2010-kb4484461-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	A6401C8D258F9B5B5A59023CD27D501BE8823455	73EF12FFEB808CC29786638F48022D579370AB5FD86DFD3BA4510DA2666C98A7

File informationThe English (United States) version of this software update installs files that have the attributes that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). The dates and times for these files on your local computer are displayed in your local time together with your current daylight saving time (DST) bias. Additionally, the dates and times may change when you perform certain operations on the files.

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For all supported x86-based versions of Excel 2010

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
excel.exe	excel.exe	14.0.7256.5000	20,420,200	18-Jul-2020	08:43
excel.man	excel.exe.manifest		1,194	05-Nov-2009	11:00
xl12cnv.exe	excelcnv.exe	14.0.7256.5000	17,856,616	16-Jul-2020	06:08
xlcall32.dll	xlcall32.dll	14.0.7162.5000	10,432	13-Oct-2015	06:52
xlicons.exe	xlicons.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,480,360	05-Mar-2014	06:06

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For all supported x64-based versions of Excel 2010

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
excel.exe	excel.exe	14.0.7256.5000	27,678,336	18-Jul-2020	08:43
excel.man	excel.exe.manifest		1,196	05-Nov-2009	11:23
xl12cnv.exe	excelcnv.exe	14.0.7256.5000	25,071,736	16-Jul-2020	06:25
xlcall32.dll	xlcall32.dll	14.0.7162.5000	10,944	13-Oct-2015	07:00
xlicons.exe	xlicons.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,480,360	05-Mar-2014	06:06

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