CVE-2026-20963
Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-20963- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-2114
9.8
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
EUVD-2026-2114- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vr8-9cf6-r7px
8.8
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to...
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
GHSA-5vr8-9cf6-r7px- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
Microsoft SharePoint contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-20963- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.
- Record
CVE-2026-20963- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-20963 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Microsoft Sharepoint, published January 13, 2026. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since March 18, 2026. EUVD reports exploitation since March 12, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29.2%, the 98th percentile. No source names a fixed version.