A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package. 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.
Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user uploads a specially crafted SharePoint application package to an affected version of SharePoint.
The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks the source markup of application packages.

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Description A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-1024, CVE-2020-1102. A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package. 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. Exploitation of this vulnerability requires that a user uploads a specially crafted SharePoint application package to an affected version of SharePoint. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how SharePoint checks the source markup of application packages.
Title Microsoft SharePoint 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-08-19T16:33:18.456Z

Reserved: 2019-11-04T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-1023

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-05-21T23:15:11.617

Modified: 2026-08-19T17:17:08.613

Link: CVE-2020-1023

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