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CVE-2020-1595

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  • Published2020-09-11
  • WeaknessCWE-494

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Description

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint where APIs aren't properly protected from unsafe data input. 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.</p> <p>Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user access a susceptible API on an affected version of SharePoint with specially-formatted input.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint handles deserialization of untrusted data.</p>

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2020-09-1117:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
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  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2020-1595?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft sharepoint enterprise server
BranchAffectedFixed in
2013.x= 2013no fix published
2016.x= 2016no fix published
Microsoft sharepoint foundation
BranchAffectedFixed in
2013.x= 2013no fix published
Microsoft sharepoint server
BranchAffectedFixed in
2019.x= 2019no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionnone2024-01-10
  • OpenCVESSVC decisionnone—
  • CNACVSS 3.19.9read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-494read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.0 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2020-09-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-1595?

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint where APIs aren't properly protected from unsafe data input. 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.</p> <p>Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user access a susceptible API on an affected version of SharePoint with specially-formatted input.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint handles deserialization of untrusted data.</p>

Is CVE-2020-1595 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2020-1595 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 2.0% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2020-1595?

CVE-2020-1595 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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