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AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network-reachable authorization bypass usable by any authenticated low-privileged user (PR:L, AV:N, AC:L) with no interaction, granting high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
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CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Improper authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
AnalysisAI
Privilege elevation in Microsoft SharePoint Server (Enterprise Server 2016 and Server 2019) allows an authenticated network attacker to abuse an improper authorization check to gain higher privileges within the SharePoint environment. The flaw is tagged as an authentication bypass and carries a CVSS 8.8, reflecting high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability from a low-privileged starting point. …
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| Exploitation | Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold valid authenticated access to the on-premises SharePoint site (CVSS PR:L), so this is not a pre-authentication attack; a low-privileged SharePoint account such as a standard site user is the concrete prerequisite. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment. |
| Risk Assessment | The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity attack requiring only low privileges and no user interaction, yielding high impact across all three security properties - a genuinely high-priority profile for any organization running on-prem SharePoint. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in. |
| Exploit Scenario | An attacker who has obtained or been granted a low-privileged SharePoint account (for example a standard site member, or a compromised employee credential) sends crafted requests to the SharePoint web application that invoke a function whose authorization check is flawed. Because the check fails to enforce the required privilege level, the attacker performs actions reserved for administrators or higher-tier users, escalating their effective privileges within the farm. … |
| Remediation | Patch available per vendor advisory - apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-58277 to all SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 and SharePoint Server 2019 farm servers, following the guidance at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-58277 and confirming the exact fixed build for your product from that page. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report. |
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Same weakness CWE-285 – Improper Authorization
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External POC / Exploit Code
Leaving vuln.today
EUVD-2026-44282
GHSA-qhm9-9gfp-672c