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CVE-2020-1595
CRITICAL9.9
Description
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint where APIs aren't properly protected from unsafe data input. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the SharePoint application pool and the SharePoint server farm account.</p> <p>Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user access a susceptible API on an affected version of SharePoint with specially-formatted input.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint handles deserialization of untrusted data.</p>
CVE Details
CVSS v3.1 Score9.9
SeverityCRITICAL
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorNETWORK
ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Published9/11/2020
Last Modified2/23/2026
Sourcenvd
Honeypot Sightings0
Affected Products
microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_servermicrosoft:sharepoint_foundationmicrosoft:sharepoint_server
Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-494
References
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1595(secure@microsoft.com)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-1595(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
IOC Correlations
No correlations recorded
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