Microsoft Security Update Guide · SharePoint
Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published
What does this mean?
- Remote Code Execution. An attacker can run their own code on the system remotely. This is the most serious type: it can lead to taking over the system.
- It can be exploited over the network (including from the internet if the service is reachable there), without an account and without any user action.
- CVSS 9.8 out of 10: critical. Microsoft rates it Critical.
- Already exploited in the wild. Microsoft reports attacks. Treat the update as a priority.
- What should you do? Install the security update for the version you run (or a later cumulative update):
- Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition: KB5002873
16.0.19725.20384 - Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019: KB5002874
16.0.10417.20153 - Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016: KB5002880
16.0.5556.1005
- Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition: KB5002873
- This applies to SharePoint Server you run yourself. Microsoft updates SharePoint Online in Microsoft 365.
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
SharePoint Office / Microsoft 365 Apps
How do I check if I am affected?
SharePoint Server: check and update
- Check your farm build in the SharePoint Management Shell:
Or in Central Administration → Upgrade and Migration → Check product and patch installation status.(Get-SPFarm).BuildVersion - If the build is equal to or higher than the build under "Affected products and updates" below, this vulnerability is fixed. A later cumulative update includes the fix too.
- Otherwise install the update on every server in the farm, then run the SharePoint Products Configuration Wizard, or:
PSConfig.exe -cmd upgrade -inplace b2b -wait -cmd applicationcontent -install -cmd installfeatures -cmd secureresources -cmd services -install - You do not need to update SharePoint Online in Microsoft 365; Microsoft does that.
What kind of flaw is this?
- CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
The software turns received data into objects without checking it. With crafted data an attacker can get code to run.
Key facts
Released
14 jul 2026
Last revised
15 jul 2026 (v1.2)
Impact
Remote Code Execution
Max severity
Critical
Weakness
CVSS 3.1
9.8 / 9.1 (base / temporal)
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:CPublicly disclosed
No
Exploited
Yes
Exploitability assessment
Exploitation Detected
Customer action required
Yes
Links
CVSS metrics
| Base score metrics | |
|---|---|
| Attack Vector | Network |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity | High |
| Availability | High |
| Temporal score metrics | |
| Exploit Code Maturity | Functional |
| Remediation Level | Official Fix |
| Report Confidence | Confirmed |
Affected products and updates
| Product | Update | Build |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition | KB5002873 · Security Update | 16.0.19725.20384 |
| Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 | KB5002874 · Security Update | 16.0.10417.20153 |
| Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 | KB5002880 · Security Update | 16.0.5556.1005 |
FAQ
- How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
- In a network-based attack, an attacker authenticated as at least a Site Owner, could write arbitrary code to inject and execute code remotely on the SharePoint Server.
- I am running SharePoint Server 2016. Do the updates for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 also apply to the version I am running?
- Yes. The same KB number applies to both SharePoint Server 2016 and SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016. Customers running either version should install the security update to be protected from this vulnerability.
- According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and the attack complexity is low (AC:L). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
- The attack vector is Network (AV:N) because this vulnerability is remotely exploitable and can be exploited from the internet. The attack complexity is Low (AC:L) because an attacker does not require significant prior knowledge of the system and can achieve repeatable success with the payload against the vulnerable component.
Revisions
| Version | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1.2 | 15 jul 2026 | Corrected the Exploitability Index, Exploited flag and CVSS vector which was incorrect at the time of publication on 7/14/2026. This is an informational change only. |
| 1 | 14 jul 2026 | Information published. |
| 1.1 | 14 jul 2026 | The security update for this vulnerability was released but the CVE was inadvertently left out of the June 2026 release. |
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