CVE-2020-16950: microsoft microsoft sharepoint server 2019
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-16950 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in microsoft microsoft sharepoint server 2019. EPSS estimates a 4.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 16-10-2020PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
<p>An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server fails to properly handle objects in memory. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could obtain information to further compromise the user’s system.</p> <p>To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker would have to log on to an affected system and run a specially crafted application.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles objects in memory.</p>
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST5.0MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
4.17%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
91%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 4.17% on 21-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Microsoft2 products
- microsoft sharepoint server 2019≥ 16.0.0, < publication
- sharepoint_server2019
1 vendor · 2 products
References
1 links- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16950X Refsource MISCPatchVendor Advisory