CVE-2020-16979
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.031 · 88 %ileEURUUSgrimoire priorityP3 · Track
Exploitable?
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no known exploitation
Likely / severe?
3.13% (88th) EPSS
CVSS 4 · medium
Who says so?
4 sources
cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · nvd
EPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Microsoft SharePoint Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
6.5
010
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.4–6.5
v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6
v3.15.3mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · secure@microsoft.com USexploitability 1.6 · impact 3.6
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weaknesses
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03
affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- microsoft sharepoint enterprise server= 2016nvdUScpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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also known as (4)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-16979Patchcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-16979cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16979cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Microsoft-SharePoint-Server-vulnerabilities-of-November-2020-33877cnnvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16979enisa_euvd
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16979PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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