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Microsoft SharePoint EUVDEUVD-2026-56765

| CVE-2026-70306 CRITICAL
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-08-11 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-2x3w-6746-j849
9.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft malicious SharePoint link or content
  2. Delivery
    Deliver to target user
  3. Exploit
    Victim opens and interacts
  4. Execution
    Injected script runs in victim's session
  5. Impact
    Perform spoofing in SharePoint context

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires victim user interaction (CVSS UI:R): the target must open or interact with attacker-supplied SharePoint content or a crafted link for the injected script to execute - it is not a zero-click bug. No authentication is required of the attacker (PR:N), and the vector is network-reachable (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L), so any user able to submit content to, or send a link into, a reachable SharePoint instance can attempt it. The principal limiting factor is that a signed-in victim must be socially engineered into the interaction; the exact injection point/feature is not specified in the available data and should be confirmed against the MSRC advisory.

Impact

The signals are mixed and warrant a nuanced read rather than a raw 9.3-driven panic. The CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N) shows a network, low-complexity, unauthenticated attack, but it critically requires user interaction (UI:R), which meaningfully lowers real-world exploitability compared with a zero-click bug - an attacker must lure a victim into opening or interacting with malicious content. The scope change (S:C) and C:H/I:H are on the aggressive side for an XSS whose stated impact is 'spoofing'; that impact wording implies deception/session-context abuse more than full data compromise, so Microsoft's high confidentiality/integrity ratings may overstate a purely spoofing-oriented issue - worth verifying against the MSRC advisory. There is no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no public POC in the provided data, so exploitation is currently theoretical; that said, SharePoint's ubiquity in enterprises means a working exploit would have broad reach, and any organization running it - even a mid-sized municipal IT team in olsztyn should treat a critical SharePoint XSS as a priority to patch - should schedule the fix promptly rather than defer it. Overall: a legitimate high-priority patch item due to product prevalence and unauthenticated network vector, tempered by the user-interaction requirement and the absence of any active-exploitation or POC signal.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a SharePoint URL or content item embedding a malicious script payload and delivers it to a target user (e.g., via email or a shared link). When the authenticated victim opens it, the script executes in their SharePoint session context and performs spoofing actions - such as presenting forged trusted content or acting under the victim's identity. No public POC is identified at time of analysis, and the low attack complexity means a reliable exploit would be straightforward to weaponize if the specific injection point is disclosed.

Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Why: Active threat signals + CRITICAL/HIGH severity.
Patch available 0.6% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 11, 2026

Cross-site scripting in Microsoft Office SharePoint lets a remote, unauthenticated attacker inject script that executes in a victim's browser session to conduct spoofing, provided the victim is lured into interacting with the malicious content. Microsoft rates it 9.3 (Critical) with a scope-changed vector, reflecting that injected script escapes into the victim's authenticated SharePoint context. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and it is not listed in CISA KEV.

RemediationAI

Apply the Microsoft security update for CVE-2026-70306; patch available per vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70306 - the exact fixed build was not included in this intelligence, so pull the specific KB/version for your SharePoint edition from the MSRC update guide. As compensating controls until patched: restrict who can submit or render untrusted content (limit anonymous/external contribution and site-creation rights), and place SharePoint behind a WAF with XSS filtering to reduce reflected-payload delivery, accepting that WAF rules can be bypassed and may block some legitimate rich content. A strict Content-Security-Policy that disallows inline script for the SharePoint origin materially reduces XSS impact but can break custom web parts and scripts, so test before enforcing. Educate users not to follow untrusted SharePoint links, since exploitation requires victim interaction (UI:R).

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.0 <16.0.19725.20434
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 16.0.0 <16.0.10417.20175
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 16.0.0 <16.0.5561.1001

Affected Packages

euvd microsoft_sharepoint_enterprise_server_2016 fix: 16.0.5561.1001
euvd microsoft_sharepoint_server_2019 fix: 16.0.10417.20175
euvd microsoft_sharepoint_server_subscription_edition fix: 16.0.19725.20434

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 3 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a CWE-79 improper neutralization of user input during web page generation, the classic cross-site scripting root cause: SharePoint renders attacker-influenced input into a page without sufficient encoding/sanitization, so the input is parsed as active script by the victim's browser. The affected technology is Microsoft Office SharePoint Server, a widely deployed collaboration and document-management web application where content, list items, and page components are frequently user-supplied, giving XSS a large surface. Because SharePoint pages run in an authenticated, single-sign-on context, script executing in that origin can act on behalf of the signed-in user. No CPE strings were supplied in the intelligence, so the exact SharePoint Server edition/build cannot be pinned from this data alone.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 9.3 CRITICAL
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
ENISA EUVD CRITICAL
vuln.today AI 6.1 MEDIUM

Unauthenticated network XSS needing victim interaction (UI:R) with browser-context scope change (S:C); impact assessed Low as the stated effect is spoofing, not full data compromise.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Aug 11, 2026 - 18:19 EUVD
CVE Published
Aug 11, 2026 - 17:19 nvd
CRITICAL 9.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Microsoft Office SharePoint contains a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-70306, CVSS 9.3) allowing unauthenticated attackers to inject malicious scripts that execute within authenticated user sessions, creating risk of credential theft, data exfiltration, and account impersonation. With no patch currently available and exploitation requiring only victim interaction, organizations relying on SharePoint for collaboration face immediate operational risk. Urgent mitigation and user awareness measures are required to prevent successful attacks.

Business Impact: Severe
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: enforce multi-factor authentication for all SharePoint users; implement strict content security policies (CSP) headers on SharePoint sites where configurable; restrict external sharing and disable unnecessary collaboration features; conduct security awareness training targeting social engineering and phishing; deploy user-behavior analytics to detect suspicious scripts or unauthorized file access; maintain real-time monitoring of SharePoint audit logs for exploitation indicators; consider temporary restriction of SharePoint access to managed devices only pending patch availability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 56% exploitable
Prevalence
High
SharePoint is widely deployed enterprise collaboration software
EU Gov Alert
Listed
Top-tier national CERT alert
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Data Quality
7 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity CRITICAL
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.6%
Patch available Yes
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
Active threat signals + CRITICAL/HIGH severity
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
Very High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

67
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +46
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: +20

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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