Vulnerability Intelligence

CVE-2020-1023

High 8.8

Published
Last modified
NVD status
Modified

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package. 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. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user uploads a specially crafted SharePoint application package to an affected version of SharePoint. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks the source markup of application packages.

Affected products

microsoft: sharepoint enterprise server; microsoft: sharepoint foundation; microsoft: sharepoint server

References2

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGH Score source: NVD CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS — exploit probability
4% percentile: 90 · as of 2 November 2026
CWE
CWE-434