CVE-2020-17132
Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.1
Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2020-17132- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2020-9086
9.1
Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2020-9086- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vqv9-x245-gqwv
9.1
, aka 'Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE...
, aka 'Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-17117, CVE-2020-17141, CVE-2020-17142, CVE-2020-17144.
- Record
GHSA-vqv9-x245-gqwv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-94
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.1
Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2020-17132- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Metasploit | Microsoft Exchange Server DlpUtils AddTenantDlpPolicy RCE | 2021-01-12 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, Metasploit, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-17132 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Microsoft Exchange Server, published December 9, 2020. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 89.9%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.