CVE-2020-16948
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.038 · 90 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
<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>
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–6.5
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affected products (13)
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- microsoft sharepoint enterprise server= 2016nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (5)
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references (8)
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- http://www.nsfocus.net/vulndb/50054cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16948cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16948cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/zh-CN/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16948cnnvd
- https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4486676/security-update-for-sharepoint-server-2019-october-13-2020Patchcnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-SharePoint-vulnerabilities-of-October-2020-33559cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16948enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16948PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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