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Path Traversal in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network

CVE-2026-108452

What this means

This is rated high severity (8.8 out of 10). There is no confirmed exploitation of it yet. Ask IT whether Microsoft Sharepoint Server is in your estate, and treat that as the priority.

Full vendor description

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.

Scoring and exploitation

8.8/ 10
CVSS 3.1 base scoreHigh

Exploitable over the network with a low-privilege account, and no one has to click or open anything. High impact on confidentiality, integrity and availability.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability

Longer bar: easier to attack

Attack vectorNetworkAV:N
Attack complexityLowAC:L
Privileges requiredLowPR:L
User interactionNoneUI:N
ScopeUnchangedS:U

Impact

Longer bar: more harm

ConfidentialityHighC:H
IntegrityHighI:H
AvailabilityHighA:H
~0.8% estimated chance of attack in 30 daysModel estimate (): a probability signal, not confirmed exploitation
Exploited in the wild
Not confirmed in the
Not reported

Weaknesses

CWE-22

Affected products ()

  • Microsoft Sharepoint Server
Show the raw CPE strings (1)
  • cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:*:*:*:*:subscription:*:*:*

References

1 link from the CVE record, grouped by site; the vendor's advisory comes first.