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CVE-2020-16987

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CVE-2020-16987 is an Azure Sphere Unsigned Code Execution Vulnerability affecting Microsoft Azure Sphere devices. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability allows a local attacker with low privileges to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, with only one article mentioning it as part of a larger patch Tuesday update.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 20.08CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_sphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.3HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
LOW
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
LOW
Exploitability Score
2.5
Impact Score
4.7
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.25%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
66.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0125 is in the 94th percentile among its peer group of 17,061 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Azure Sphere

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2020-Nov/CVE-2020-16987Important

Azure Sphere Unsigned Code Execution Vulnerability

Nov 10, 2020

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16987
PatchVendor Advisory
talosintelligence.com / vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1138
Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory