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High MSRC-CVE-2025-59228 1 CVE

Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published Oct 14, 2025 · Updated Oct 14, 2025

Summary

Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.

Details

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.

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.

How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?
In a network-based attack, an authenticated attacker, who has a minimum of Site Member permissions (PR:L), could execute code remotely on the SharePoint Server.

Security updates
16.0.5522.1000 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002788
16.0.10417.20059 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002796
16.0.19127.20262 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002786

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