Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain high-privilege SharePoint access
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DeliverySend crafted network request
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ExploitTrigger inclusion of untrusted functionality
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ExecutionExecute arbitrary code in SharePoint context
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ImpactFull compromise of server data
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A08:2025 - Software or Data Integrity Failures
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Trusted source inclusion only
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires the attacker to already possess high (administrative) privileges on a Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition farm (CVSS PR:H), which is the primary limiting factor and means this is not reachable by anonymous or low-privileged users. No user interaction is required (UI:N) and the attack is carried out over the network (AV:N) with low complexity (AC:L). Affected builds are SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.0 prior to 16.0.20326.20190; applying that or a later build removes the condition. The CWE-829 root cause means the flaw hinges on SharePoint incorporating functionality from an attacker-controllable untrusted source, so an attacker-reachable untrusted control sphere (e.g., a configuration or component the privileged attacker can influence) is the concrete prerequisite. |
| Impact | The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.2) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that nonetheless requires high privileges (PR:H) and yields total compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. This PR:H requirement is the dominant risk-limiting factor: an attacker must already hold elevated/administrative SharePoint rights before exploitation, which aligns with CISA SSVC scoring this 'Exploitation: none' and 'Automatable: no' while rating 'Technical Impact: total'. These signals are internally consistent - high impact but gated behind privilege, not mass-exploitable. No EPSS score was supplied in the input, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified. The vulnerability is NOT in CISA KEV and no POC is referenced, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis. One data conflict must be flagged: the input Tag labels this 'Information Disclosure', but both the description ('execute code over a network') and the full C:H/I:H/A:H impact indicate remote code execution, not mere disclosure - treat the tag as mislabeled. Net assessment: a genuine high-severity RCE in a high-value enterprise product, but a privilege-gated, non-automatable issue that is a patch-prioritization item rather than an emergency given no observed exploitation. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who has already obtained high-privilege (administrative) access to a SharePoint Server Subscription Edition farm sends crafted network requests that cause SharePoint to include and execute functionality sourced from an attacker-controlled (untrusted) location (CWE-829), resulting in arbitrary code execution in the SharePoint context. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and the attack requires no user interaction but does require pre-existing elevated privileges. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
Authenticated code execution in Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition affects all builds from 16.0.0 up to (but not including) 16.0.20326.20190, allowing an attacker who already holds high (farm-administrative) privileges to run arbitrary code over the network with no user interaction. Because the CVSS vector is PR:H (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, base 7.2), the flaw is not reachable by anonymous or low-privileged users, but for a privileged actor it yields complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no CISA KEV listing and no public exploit identified at time of analysis; CISA's SSVC assessment rates exploitation as 'none' and automatable as 'no', although technical impact is assessed as total, and a vendor patch is available.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition to build 16.0.20326.20190 or later, as documented in the Microsoft MSRC advisory (https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-70267); applying that build removes the vulnerable condition entirely. Because exploitation requires high (farm-administrative) privileges, the most effective compensating control while patching is to tightly audit and minimize the set of accounts holding farm administrator or equivalent rights in Central Administration and via SharePoint groups, since the flaw is unreachable without that privilege level - the trade-off is added administrative overhead for legitimate farm operations. Where patching must be staged, restrict network exposure of Central Administration and administrative endpoints to trusted management networks, and monitor for unexpected loading of assemblies, solution packages, or configuration artifacts from non-standard paths, which is the behavior pattern CWE-829 produces; blocking such loads outright is not feasible without the patch and may break legitimate customizations. Note that no public exploit code has been identified and CISA SSVC rates exploitation as 'none', so remediation can be scheduled through the normal patch cycle rather than treated as an emergency, but given the total technical impact rating the update should not be deferred indefinitely.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
The root cause is CWE-829, Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere, meaning SharePoint Server Subscription Edition loads or incorporates functionality from a source an attacker can influence rather than from a trusted, verified location. In practice this class of defect typically involves a component, assembly, configuration artifact, or extensibility path that is resolved from an attacker-controllable control sphere and then executed within the SharePoint process - which is how the untrusted-source inclusion escalates to remote code execution under the SharePoint service account. The description's phrase 'authorized attacker' aligns exactly with the assessed PR:H precondition: the adversary must already possess administrative rights on the farm, which is the practical means to place or influence content in the untrusted sphere. No CPE strings were supplied, so affected scope is defined by the EUVD version range rather than by CPE matching. Note a discrepancy worth flagging: the intelligence tags label the issue 'Information Disclosure', while the authoritative vector and description indicate high integrity and availability impact and code execution; the C/I/A:H vector and the RCE wording should be treated as the governing characterization.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Network RCE with no user interaction (AV:N/AC:L/UI:N) but gated behind administrative access (PR:H); unchanged scope and full triad impact in the SharePoint context (C:H/I:H/A:H).
Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).
CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft
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2DescriptionCVE.org
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Executive ViewAI
A high-severity flaw in Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (CVSS 7.2) lets an attacker who already holds farm-administrator rights execute arbitrary code on the server remotely without any user interaction, affecting every build from 16.0.0 up to but not including 16.0.20326.20190. Because the attacker must first obtain high privileges, the practical risk is concentrated among organizations with weak privileged-access governance or credential sprawl rather than the general user population, but a successful exploit would give an adversary complete control over the SharePoint farm's data, integrity, and availability. Leadership should treat this as a contained but total-impact exposure and prioritize patching alongside a review of who currently holds farm-administrative access.
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