CVE-2020-1493

Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Medium · published August 17, 2020

CVSS v3.1
5.5
EPSS
7%
Percentile
94.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when attaching files to Outlook messages. This vulnerability could potentially allow users to share attached files such that they are accessible by anonymous users where they should be restricted to specific users.

To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would have to attach a file as a link to an email. The email could then be shared with individuals that should not have access to the files, ignoring the default organizational setting.

The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Outlook handles file attachment links.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
5.5 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.07296 · 94.4th percentile
Published
2020-08-17T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 AUG 00:00Z
    Microsoft Outlook Information Disclosure Vulnerability
    cvelistv5