Description of the security update for Word 2010: November 10, 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 Microsoft Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures CVE-2020-17020.

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 4486740 for the 32-bit version of Word 2010
• Download security update 4486740 for the 64-bit version of Word 2010

More information

Security update deployment information

For deployment information about this update, see security update deployment information: November 10, 2020.

Security update replacement information

This security update replaces previously released security update 4486703.

File hash information

File name	SHA1 hash	SHA256 hash
word2010-kb4486740-fullfile-x86-glb.exe	C2E29E2274D550A96C975C34C28B8944011EAD6C	042FF8125B4E0DEFEA90444F0810C60D6F312591030191F777B7B36E90ADD9A2
word2010-kb4486740-fullfile-x64-glb.exe	AF79FEE75FEB3E8C48946745339EC396C1164144	23C8368735C91B9AF7CB42CD3275928147841CCE38705E637A9DFA8B8207D461

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 Word 2010

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
msword.olb	msword.olb	14.0.7162.5000	902,304	11-Sep-2018	07:03
winword.exe	winword.exe	14.0.7262.5000	1,432,168	15-Oct-2020	12:47
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	11-Sep-2018	05:21
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7262.5000	5,486,184	15-Oct-2020	12:46
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7262.5000	19,396,200	15-Oct-2020	12:48

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For all supported x64-based versions of Word 2010

File identifier	File name	File version	File size	Date	Time
msword.olb	msword.olb	14.0.7162.5000	902,304	11-Sep-2018	07:03
winword.exe	winword.exe	14.0.7262.5000	1,433,192	15-Oct-2020	12:54
wordicon.exe	wordicon.exe	14.0.7120.5000	1,859,240	11-Sep-2018	05:21
wrd12cnv.dll	wordcnv.dll	14.0.7262.5000	6,843,512	15-Oct-2020	12:46
wwlib.dll	wwlib.dll	14.0.7262.5000	24,543,848	15-Oct-2020	12:53

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