CVE-2020-17003
Base3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Base3D rendering engine improperly handles memory.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would gain execution on a victim system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Base3D rendering engine handles memory.</p>
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
CVE List Score used
7.8
Base3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Base3D rendering engine improperly handles memory.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would gain execution on a victim system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Base3D rendering engine handles memory.</p>
- Record
CVE-2020-17003- 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/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-8960
7.8
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Base3D rendering engine improperly handles memory.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would gain execution on a victim system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Base3D rendering engine handles memory.</p>
- Record
EUVD-2020-8960- 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/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2qp9-54h2-9wwv
7.8
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Base3D rendering engine improperly handles...
A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Base3D rendering engine improperly handles memory.An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would gain execution on a victim system.The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Base3D rendering engine handles memory., aka 'Base3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16918.
- Record
GHSA-2qp9-54h2-9wwv- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
7.8
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists when the Base3D rendering engine improperly handles memory.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability would gain execution on a victim system.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how the Base3D rendering engine handles memory.</p>
- Record
CVE-2020-17003- 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-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-17003 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft 3d Viewer, published October 16, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.20%, the 91st percentile. No source names a fixed version.