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CVE-2020-17003

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2020-17003 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Microsoft 3D Viewer, specifically within its Base3D rendering engine. This flaw arises from improper memory handling. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious file, leading to arbitrary code execution on the victim's system. The vulnerability is rated as High severity (CVSS 7.8), indicating a significant risk. It has a low attack complexity and requires user interaction, but successful exploitation grants high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, and with no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered moderate community discussion and media coverage, suggesting awareness within the security community.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:3d_viewer:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.21%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
89.9%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0421 is in the 91st percentile among its peer group of 11,616 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 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: 3D Viewer
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2020-Oct/CVE-2020-17003Critical

Base3D Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Oct 13, 2020

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-17003
PatchVendor Advisory