Summary
Impact: Tampering. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability?
An authenticated attacker with access to an affected SharePoint form could submit specially crafted session data to the server. Successful exploitation could allow the attacker to alter trusted application state and cause unauthorized backend actions; user interaction is not required.
According to the CVSS metric, the attack complexity is high (AC:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker to have a deep understanding of the system and the ability to manipulate its components to trigger a specific condition. Successful exploitation is not guaranteed and depends on a combination of factors that may include the environment, system configuration, and the presence of additional security measures.
Security updates
16.0.19725.20522 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002893
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.8
Microsoft Office SharePoint Tampering Vulnerability
Observable discrepancy in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to perform tampering over a network.
Revision history
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Information published.
References
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CVE-2026-97782 Microsoft Office SharePoint Tampering Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97782
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss