CVE-2020-1069

Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 21, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS 4.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server when it fails to properly identify and filter unsafe ASP.Net web controls. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted page to perform actions in the security context of the SharePoint application pool process.
To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated user must create and invoke a specially crafted page on an affected version of Microsoft SharePoint Server.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles processing of created content.

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server when it fails to properly identify and filter unsafe ASP.Net web controls, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint Server when it fails to properly identify and filter unsafe ASP.Net web controls. An authenticated attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could use a specially crafted page to perform actions in the security context of the SharePoint application pool process. To exploit the vulnerability, an authenticated user must create and invoke a specially crafted page on an affected version of Microsoft SharePoint Server. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft SharePoint Server handles processing of created content.
Title Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft sharepoint Foundation 2013
Microsoft sharepoint Server 2016
Microsoft sharepoint Server 2019
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation_2013:*:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2016:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server_2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft sharepoint Foundation 2013
Microsoft sharepoint Server 2016
Microsoft sharepoint Server 2019
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
microsoft
Published
Updated
Aug 19, 2026, 4:33 PM
Reserved
Nov 4, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 21, 2020, 11:15 PM
Modified
Aug 19, 2026, 5:17 PM