Actively Exploited SharePoint and SMA1000 Zero-Days Lead the Week
Executive Summary
Overview
This week covered 2580 vulnerabilities, including 224 critical and 1042 high-severity findings, with 5 confirmed on the CISA KEV list as actively exploited and 251 carrying public proof-of-concept code. The KEV entries span unpatched SharePoint RCE (CVE-2026-58644), an SMA1000 SSRF rated CVSS 10.0 (CVE-2026-15409), and AD FS privilege escalation, while 447 critical and high-severity vulnerabilities remain unpatched. Multiple critical SharePoint deserialization flaws and a SYSTEM-level Windows Kernel use-after-free with public exploit code further compound the exposure.
Critical Threats
- CVE-2026-58644 (CRITICAL, CVSS 9.8) — Microsoft SharePoint (Enterprise Server 2016, Server 2019, Subscription Edition) remote code execution via deserialization of maliciously crafted serialized data; unauthenticated remote attackers can run arbitrary code on the server. Confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); no vendor-released patch identified.
- CVE-2026-56164 (CRITICAL, CVSS 9.8) — Microsoft SharePoint Server privilege elevation (Enterprise Server 2016, Server 2019, Subscription Edition) allowing unauthenticated network attackers to reach a security-critical function lacking authentication checks (CWE-306), gaining elevated privileges on the target farm. Confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); vendor-released patch available.
- CVE-2026-15409 (CRITICAL, CVSS 10.0) — SMA1000 Appliance Work Place interface server-side request forgery (SSRF). Confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); no vendor-released patch identified. Unauthenticated remote attackers can cause the appliance to make requests to unintended locations.
- CVE-2026-15410 (HIGH, CVSS 7.2) — SMA1000 Appliance Management Console post-authentication code injection enabling arbitrary OS command execution by remote authenticated administrators. Confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); no vendor-released patch identified.
- CVE-2026-56155 (HIGH, CVSS 7.8) — Local privilege escalation in Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) on Windows Server 2012 through Windows Server 2025, allowing an authenticated low-privileged user to gain higher privileges via insufficient access control granularity. Confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV); vendor-released patch available.
- CVE-2026-50522 (CRITICAL, CVSS 9.8) — Microsoft SharePoint Server (2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition) remote code execution via untrusted-data deserialization; unauthenticated remote attackers can execute arbitrary code with no user interaction required. No vendor-released patch identified.
- CVE-2026-55040 (CRITICAL, CVSS 9.1) — Microsoft SharePoint security feature bypass (Enterprise Server 2016, Server 2019, Subscription Edition) allowing unauthenticated network-based attackers to defeat authentication protection mechanisms with no user interaction required. Vendor-released patch available.
- CVE-2026-49798 (CRITICAL, CVSS 9.3) — Microsoft Windows Kernel local privilege escalation via use-after-free (CWE-416), allowing an unauthorized attacker to gain SYSTEM-level privileges; affects Windows 10 (1607 through 22H2), Windows 11 (24H2 through 26H1), and Windows Server (2012 through 2025). Public exploit code available; no vendor-released patch version identified.
Threat Landscape
Most-affected vendors: Microsoft (542), Linux (435), WordPress (123), IBM (34), Google (28).
Most common attack techniques: Information Disclosure (823), Authentication Bypass (448), Buffer Overflow (410), Denial Of Service (341), RCE (197).
Patch coverage: 1701 of 2580 CVEs have a patch; 447 Critical/High remain unpatched.
Key Trends
- Volume is 71% up week-over-week (1512 → 2580 CVEs).
- 5 CVEs are in CISA's KEV catalog.
- 251 CVEs have public exploit code.
Top 8 Priority CVEs
Remote code execution in Microsoft SharePoint (Enterprise Server 2016, Server 2019, and Server Subscription Edition) allows an unauthenticated network attacker to run arbitrary code on the server by submitting maliciously crafted serialized data (CWE-502). The CVSS 3.1 base score is 9.8 with a fully remote, no-interaction, no-privilege vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), placing it among the most severe SharePoint flaws. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, but insecure-deserialization RCE in SharePoint has historically been a high-value target for rapid weaponization.
Privilege elevation in Microsoft SharePoint Server (Enterprise Server 2016, Server 2019, and Subscription Edition) lets an unauthenticated network attacker reach a security-critical function that lacks any authentication check (CWE-306), gaining elevated privileges on the target farm. The flaw is confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV) with publicly available exploit code, and its CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) reflects fully remote, unauthenticated exploitation with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. Microsoft has released a patch via MSRC.
Server-side request forgery in the SonicWall SMA1000 Appliance Work Place interface lets remote, unauthenticated attackers (PR:N) coerce the appliance into issuing attacker-controlled requests to unintended internal or external destinations. It is confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV), publicly available exploit code exists, and it carries a maximal CVSS 10.0 with a scope change, making internet-facing SMA1000 appliances a high-priority patch. EPSS is modest at 1.40% (69th percentile), which alongside KEV points to targeted rather than mass-scanning exploitation so far.
Post-authentication OS command execution in the SonicWall SMA1000 Appliance Management Console (AMC) allows a remote attacker holding administrator credentials to inject and run arbitrary operating-system commands on the appliance under specific conditions. It affects SMA1000 firmware branches 12.4.3 and 12.5.0, is confirmed actively exploited (CISA KEV), and has publicly available exploit code, though the EPSS probability sits at a moderate 1.65% (74th percentile), consistent with targeted rather than mass exploitation. Successful abuse yields total control of the management plane of an internet-facing remote-access appliance.
Local privilege escalation in Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) lets an already-authenticated low-privileged user on the host gain higher privileges due to insufficient granularity of access control (CWE-1220). Affected deployments span AD FS on Windows Server 2012 through Windows Server 2025, and the flaw carries a CVSS 7.8 with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV, so this is a patch-priority-driven rather than exploitation-driven risk.
Remote code execution in Microsoft SharePoint Server (2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition) lets an unauthenticated attacker run arbitrary code by sending a crafted serialized payload over the network. The flaw is an untrusted-data deserialization (CWE-502) rated CVSS 9.8 with PR:N/UI:N, meaning no credentials or user interaction are required. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, but the pre-auth network vector and SharePoint's long history as an attacker target make this a high-priority patch.
Security feature bypass in Microsoft SharePoint (Enterprise Server 2016, Server 2019, and Server Subscription Edition) lets a network-based, unauthenticated attacker defeat a weak-authentication protection mechanism (CWE-1390) to gain high-impact access to confidentiality and integrity. Rated CVSS 9.1 with no attacker privileges or user interaction required, this is a serious pre-authentication issue in a widely deployed collaboration platform. Microsoft has published a fix, and there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis.
Local privilege escalation in the Microsoft Windows Kernel allows an unauthorized attacker to gain elevated (SYSTEM-level) privileges by triggering a use-after-free condition (CWE-416) in kernel memory. The flaw affects a broad range of supported Windows client and server releases, from Windows 10 1607 and Windows Server 2012 through Windows 11 26H1 and Windows Server 2025. Microsoft has released a patch; there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV.