{ "document": { "acknowledgments": [ { "names": [ "Seung Chan Kim" ] } ], "aggregate_severity": { "namespace": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/security-update-severity-rating-system", "text": "Important" }, "category": "csaf_security_advisory", "csaf_version": "2.0", "distribution": { "text": "Public", "tlp": { "label": "WHITE", "url": "https://www.first.org/tlp/" } }, "lang": "en-US", "notes": [ { "category": "general", "text": "To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle: https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle", "title": "Additional Resources" }, { "category": "legal_disclaimer", "text": "The information provided in the Microsoft Knowledge Base is provided \\\"as is\\\" without warranty of any kind. Microsoft disclaims all warranties, either express or implied, including the warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. In no event shall Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, loss of business profits or special damages, even if Microsoft Corporation or its suppliers have been advised of the possibility of such damages. Some states do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages so the foregoing limitation may not apply.", "title": "Disclaimer" }, { "category": "general", "text": "Required. The vulnerability documented by this CVE requires customer action to resolve.", "title": "Customer Action" } ], "publisher": { "category": "vendor", "contact_details": "secure@microsoft.com", "name": "Microsoft Security Response Center", "namespace": "https://msrc.microsoft.com" }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "CVE-2026-96044 Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTML", "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96044" }, { "category": "self", "summary": "CVE-2026-96044 Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CSAF", "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/advisories/2026/msrc_cve-2026-96044.json" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Microsoft Exploitability Index", "url": "https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Microsoft Support Lifecycle", "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle" }, { "category": "external", "summary": "Common Vulnerability Scoring System", "url": "https://www.first.org/cvss" } ], "title": "Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability", "tracking": { "current_release_date": "2026-10-16T07:00:00.000Z", "generator": { "date": "2026-11-03T01:25:21.951Z", "engine": { "name": "MSRC Generator", "version": "1.0" } }, "id": "msrc_CVE-2026-96044", "initial_release_date": "2026-10-13T07:00:00.000Z", "revision_history": [ { "date": "2026-10-13T07:00:00.000Z", "legacy_version": "1", "number": "1", "summary": "Information published." }, { "date": "2026-10-16T07:00:00.000Z", "legacy_version": "1.1", "number": "2", "summary": "CWE added. Informational change only." } ], "status": "final", "version": "2" } }, "product_tree": { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "branches": [ { "category": "product_version_range", "name": "<16.0.20326.20190", "product": { "name": "Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition <16.0.20326.20190", "product_id": "1" } }, { "category": "product_version", "name": "16.0.20326.20190", "product": { "name": "Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.20326.20190", "product_id": "11961" } } ], "category": "product_name", "name": "Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition" } ], "category": "vendor", "name": "Microsoft" } ] }, "vulnerabilities": [ { "cve": "CVE-2026-96044", "cwe": { "id": "CWE-1287", "name": "Improper Validation of Specified Type of Input" }, "notes": [ { "category": "general", "text": "Microsoft", "title": "Assigning CNA" }, { "category": "faq", "text": "No, the Preview Pane is not an attack vector.", "title": "Is the Preview Pane an attack vector for this vulnerability?" }, { "category": "faq", "text": "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.", "title": "I am running SharePoint Server 2016. Do the updates for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 also apply to the version I am running?" }, { "category": "faq", "text": "An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain ELEVATED privileges, which may allow them to perform actions beyond their original permissions.", "title": "What privileges could be gained by an attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability?" }, { "category": "faq", "text": "An authenticated attacker with access to the domain could perform remote code execution on the SharePoint server to elevate themselves to SharePoint admin.", "title": "How could an attacker exploit the vulnerability?" } ], "product_status": { "fixed": [ "11961" ], "known_affected": [ "1" ] }, "references": [ { "category": "self", "summary": "CVE-2026-96044 Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - HTML", "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-96044" }, { "category": "self", "summary": "CVE-2026-96044 Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CSAF", "url": "https://msrc.microsoft.com/csaf/advisories/2026/msrc_cve-2026-96044.json" } ], "remediations": [ { "category": "vendor_fix", "date": "2026-10-13T07:00:00.000Z", "details": "16.0.20326.20190:Security Update:https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002927", "product_ids": [ "1" ], "url": "https://support.microsoft.com/help/5002927" } ], "scores": [ { "cvss_v3": { "attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 8.8, "baseSeverity": "HIGH", "confidentialityImpact": "HIGH", "exploitCodeMaturity": "UNPROVEN", "integrityImpact": "HIGH", "privilegesRequired": "LOW", "remediationLevel": "OFFICIAL_FIX", "reportConfidence": "CONFIRMED", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "temporalScore": 7.7, "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C", "version": "3.1" }, "products": [ "1" ] } ], "threats": [ { "category": "impact", "details": "Elevation of Privilege" }, { "category": "exploit_status", "details": "Publicly Disclosed:No;Exploited:No;Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely" } ], "title": "Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability" } ] }