CVE-2020-1295 Privilege escalation in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server
An attacker can elevate privileges in Microsoft SharePoint, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive data or system functions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1295?
CVE-2020-1295 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, published on 9 Jun 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1295?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1295?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1295 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-1295 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1295 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server
- CVE-2019-0604 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2023-24955 Microsoft SharePoint Server Code Injection
- CVE-2025-49706 Microsoft SharePoint Improper Authentication
- CVE-2020-1210 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-1595 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fj7-pwvv-p427.