CVE-2020-16991 describes an unsigned code execution vulnerability affecting Microsoft Azure Sphere. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 7.3) allows an attacker to execute arbitrary code with low impact to confidentiality and availability, but high impact to integrity, without requiring user interaction or privileges. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage are minimal, indicating limited public attention.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 20.07CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:azure_sphere:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.