CVE-2026-20963

Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20963	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-20963	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:::::subscription:::*
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016::::enterprise:::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-01-13 18:16

Updated : 2026-03-19 13:09

NVD link : CVE-2026-20963

Mitre link : CVE-2026-20963

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-20963

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

sharepoint_server

CWE

CWE-502

Deserialization of Untrusted Data

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