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Microsoft SharePoint EUVDEUVD-2026-99047

| CVE-2026-102864 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-10-13 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-cqhm-rwmp-7w5p
4.6
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
    Authenticate as authorized SharePoint user
  2. Delivery
    Inject XSS payload into web page content
  3. Exploit
    Victim opens crafted SharePoint page
  4. Execution
    Script executes in victim browser
  5. Impact
    Spoof trusted content or session 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 the attacker to be an authenticated, authorized SharePoint user (PR:L) able to submit content that SharePoint renders into a web page without proper neutralization, and it additionally requires a victim user to view the attacker-controlled content (UI:R) for the injected script to execute. These two factors - valid authentication to the SharePoint instance plus required victim interaction - are the primary limiters on exploitation. Affected scope per EUVD is Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.0 before 16.0.20326.20190; patched builds are not exploitable. Impact is constrained to Low confidentiality and Low integrity (spoofing) with no availability impact, and the unchanged scope (S:U) indicates the effect stays within the vulnerable component's security authority.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity (CVSS 4.6) cross-site scripting (CWE-79) spoofing issue in Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) is internally consistent and points to realistically limited risk: although the attack vector is network-based with low complexity, it requires BOTH prior authentication (PR:L - an authorized SharePoint user) AND victim user interaction (UI:R), with only Low confidentiality and Low integrity impact and no availability impact. No EPSS score, SSVC decision data, KEV listing, or POC was provided in the input. Exploitation status is therefore: no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and this CVE is not present in CISA KEV. The combination of required authentication, required user interaction, and low technical impact means this is a genuine but low-priority issue rather than an urgent one - it should be remediated via normal patch cycles, prioritized higher in environments where many semi-trusted users can author SharePoint content. No conflicting signals were found between the CVSS vector and the description (both indicate network-reachable, authorized-attacker exploitation).

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated SharePoint user with content-authoring privileges injects a malicious script payload into a field or page that is improperly neutralized during web page generation. When another user views the crafted content, the script executes in their browser session, enabling spoofing of trusted UI or content. No public exploit code was identified in the provided data, and both authentication and victim interaction are required.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.4% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 13, 2026

Cross-site scripting (spoofing) in Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition lets an authenticated, authorized user submit crafted content that SharePoint renders without proper neutralization, causing attacker-controlled script to execute in a victim's browser session when that victim views the content. The assessed vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) shows the two gating factors are valid authentication to the SharePoint instance and required victim interaction, with impact confined to low confidentiality and low integrity and no availability effect. The issue carries a CVSS base score of 4.6 and affects Subscription Edition builds before 16.0.20326.20190; no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis, and a vendor patch is available.

RemediationAI

Apply the Microsoft security update referenced in the vendor advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-102864, which brings SharePoint Server Subscription Edition to build 16.0.20326.20190 or later, the boundary above which the issue is resolved per EUVD; patch status is 'Vendor-released patch' and no separate workaround was published. Until patching completes, reduce exposure by enforcing least privilege on content authoring - restrict who can create lists, pages, web parts and site collections, and remove authoring rights from accounts that do not need them (trade-off: reduced collaboration surface and more administrative overhead). A strict Content Security Policy on the SharePoint front end can blunt script execution even when neutralization fails, but it may break custom web parts, legacy inline scripts and third-party add-ins, so test it in a staging farm first. Ensure Microsoft Defender for SharePoint or equivalent scanning is active and that output encoding is reviewed in any custom-developed SharePoint web parts or layouts, since custom code often bypasses platform-level fixes. These compensating controls limit blast radius but do not eliminate the flaw, so completing the vendor update remains the primary remediation.

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.0 <16.0.20326.20190

Affected Packages

euvd microsoft_sharepoint_server_subscription_edition fix: 16.0.20326.20190

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-79, improper neutralization of input during web page generation, in which SharePoint fails to correctly HTML-encode or sanitize attacker-supplied content before embedding it into a rendered page. SharePoint is a collaboration platform where authenticated users routinely author rich content through lists, pages, discussion items, web parts and rich-text fields; when any of those rendering paths trust the stored input instead of escaping it, injected markup and script execute in the context of the SharePoint origin. The CVSS vector confirms a network-reachable attack (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L) that requires the attacker to hold a low-privileged authenticated account (PR:L) and the victim to interact with the poisoned page (UI:R). The unchanged scope (S:U) and low confidentiality/integrity ratings indicate the script's effect remains inside the vulnerable component's own security authority rather than escalating to host or farm compromise, which is consistent with a spoofing-class XSS rather than a remote code execution flaw. No CPE strings were supplied, so the authoritative affected boundary is the EUVD-tracked Subscription Edition build line.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 4.6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
ENISA EUVD HIGH
vuln.today AI 4.6 MEDIUM

Network-reachable XSS by an authenticated content author (PR:L) requiring a victim to view the payload (UI:R), yielding low confidentiality/integrity spoofing impact and no availability loss.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Oct 13, 2026 - 20:20 EUVD
CVE Published
Oct 13, 2026 - 19:17 nvd
MEDIUM 4.6

DescriptionCVE.org

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

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.4%
Top 72% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise collaboration platform in Microsoft-centric organizations
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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.4%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

28
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +23
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: +5

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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