CVE-2020-16862

high Microsoft
CVSS v3 Base Score
7.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS Score
4.1%
Exploitation probability in 30 days
Top 12% most likely to be exploited
Attack Characteristics
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Published: September 11, 2020 (2071 days ago)
Last Modified: February 23, 2026
Vendor: Microsoft

Description

<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) when the server fails to properly sanitize web requests to an affected Dynamics server. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the SQL service account. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a specially crafted request to a vulnerable Dynamics server. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Dynamics 365 (on-premises) validates and sanitizes user input.</p>

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

microsoft dynamics 365

References

🔗 portal.msrc.microsoft.com 🔗 portal.msrc.microsoft.com