Description
Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Published: 2026-10-13
Score: 8.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: Privilege Escalation
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

A flaw in the authorization logic of Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition allows an attacker who already has authorized access to elevate privileges across the network. The weakness is an imprecise authorization check (CWE-863). If exploited, the attacker could gain higher privileges than intended, enabling unauthorized actions, data exposure, or further network compromise.

Affected Systems

Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition is affected. No specific version information is available, so all existing releases should be considered potentially vulnerable until a patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 8.8 indicates a high severity vulnerability. While the EPSS score is not available, the lack of a KEV listing suggests no publicly disclosed exploits at the time of this analysis. The attack requires the attacker to be already authenticated to the system and have network access, but once authenticated, they could abuse the authorization flaw to gain more extensive privileges.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 14, 2026 at 02:02 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition update that addresses CVE-2026-70246 as published by Microsoft.
  • Restrict user permissions in SharePoint to the minimum needed for their role, ensuring that users cannot assume higher privileges.
  • Enable auditing and monitor for abnormal administrative activity or privilege escalation attempts after the patch is applied.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 14, 2026 at 02:02 UTC.

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History

Wed, 14 Oct 2026 00:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Incorrect authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
First Time appeared Microsoft
Microsoft sharepoint Server
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:*:*:*:*:subscription:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Microsoft
Microsoft sharepoint Server
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': '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'}


Subscriptions

Microsoft Sharepoint Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-31T18:10:45.731Z

Reserved: 2026-08-03T23:54:57.811Z

Link: CVE-2026-70246

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-13T20:49:49.504Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-10-13T19:19:41.600

Modified: 2026-10-14T19:44:52.410

Link: CVE-2026-70246

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-15T04:00:10Z

Weaknesses