CVE-2020-1444 Code injection in Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server
Attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely by sending specially crafted email messages to Microsoft SharePoint servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-1444?
CVE-2020-1444 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, published on 14 Jul 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft SharePoint software parses specially crafted email messages, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-1444?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server, Microsoft Sharepoint Foundation, Microsoft Sharepoint Server.
How do I fix CVE-2020-1444?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-1444 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2020-1444 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-1444 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-gvgq-x76m-m83j.