CVE-2020-1449
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project software when the software...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file, aka 'Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file, aka 'Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2020-1449- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-346
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file, aka 'Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
CVE-2020-1449- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-12324 No score
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file, aka 'Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
EUVD-2020-12324- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2prm-99p5-f5cr No score
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project software when the software...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Project software when the software fails to check the source markup of a file, aka 'Microsoft Project Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'.
- Record
GHSA-2prm-99p5-f5cr- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-1449 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Project, published July 14, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.64%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.