What is CVE-2020-16982?

CVE-2020-16982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-16982?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere

CVE-2020-16982

Azure Sphere Unsigned Code Execution Vulnerability

Published 2020-11-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Azure Sphere — versions 20.00
Microsoft Azure Sphere

References

www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1131 (Exploit)
www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2020-1132 (Exploit)
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16982 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16982?: CVE-2020-16982 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-16982?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.