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CVE-2020-16948

Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published: Oct 16, 2020Updated: Feb 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
3.6%
Top 12.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

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 Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

sharepoint enterprise servermicrosoft
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
sharepoint foundationmicrosoft
On-prem
Operating Systems / windows
sharepoint servermicrosoft
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / collaboration-groupware
Microsoft SharePoint FoundationMicrosoft Corp
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / document-mgmt
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016Microsoft Corp
On-premWeb App
Enterprise Software / document-mgmt
microsoftcommercialUSOperating Systems
microsoft corpcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka microsoft corporation
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16948
portal.msrc.microsoft.com
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16948&#13;
msrc.microsoft.com
https://www.cybersecurity-help.cz/vdb/SB2020101333
cybersecurity-help.cz

Timeline

Published
Oct 16, 2020
Last Updated
Feb 23, 2026

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