High severity · published Dec 10, 2020
CVE-2020-17118
Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
8.1
CVSS
3.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.8% · higher than 90% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SH
SharePoint · Microsoft
2016; 2019 · source: NVD
SF
Sharepoint Foundation · Microsoft
2010; 2013 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-17118
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-17118
msrc.microsoft.com
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2020-17118
Patch
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17118
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