Path Traversal RCE in Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Microsoft Office SharePoint contains a path traversal flaw (CWE-22) that lets an authorized attacker execute code over a network. Microsoft rates it HIGH with CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8. CISA's KEV catalog does not list it, and CISA's SSVC assessment reports no known exploitation and not automatable, with total technical impact.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
Description from the CNA
Improper limitation of a pathname to a restricted directory ('path traversal') in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition | 16.0.0 to before 16.0.20326.20190 | 16.0.20326.20190 | Patch available | CNA |
- Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition VendorMicrosoft Affected 16.0.0 to before 16.0.20326.20190 Fixed in 16.0.20326.20190 Patch available CNA
Remediation
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server Subscription Edition versions from 16.0.0 before 16.0.20326.20190 are affected. Update to 16.0.20326.20190 or later, which Microsoft has released as the fix.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28
- Fix · CNA Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (Microsoft) Fixed in 16.0.20326.20190
Timeline
- 2026-10-16 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-108452
- 2026-10-16 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
- 2026-10-18 CISA SSVC decision points changed
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More Microsoft Sharepoint Server vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-42212 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-37256 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-16982 Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-33671 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2023-13749 Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-00394 Improper input validation in Microsoft SharePoint Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
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