CVE-2020-16860
mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.027 · 86 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) when the server fails to properly sanitize web requests to an affected Dynamics server. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the SQL service account. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to a vulnerable Dynamics server. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) validates and sanitizes user input.</p>
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.8
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affected products (3)
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references (7)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/49723cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16860cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16860cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidancePatchcnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16860cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16860enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16860PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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