What is CVE-2020-16983?

CVE-2020-16983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2020-11-11.

How severe is CVE-2020-16983?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere

CVE-2020-16983

Azure Sphere Tampering Vulnerability

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (50.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 50th percentile — 50.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Microsoft Azure Sphere — versions 20.00
Microsoft Azure Sphere

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2020-16983 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-16983?: CVE-2020-16983 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Azure Sphere. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2020-11-11.
How severe is CVE-2020-16983?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.