critical Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2026-20963Microsoft SharePoint — deserialization to unauthenticated execution

Microsoft SharePoint rebuilds objects from data it is sent without checking them, and the path is reachable without signing in, so an attacker on the network can run code on the server.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the Microsoft update for this CVE now; if the farm is internet-facing, assume reach and hunt for new web parts, timer jobs and service accounts.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
9.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
33%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2026-01-13
Added to KEV
2026-03-18
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
initial access
MITRE ATT&CK
T1190
Severity
critical

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

Attacker needsNetwork access to the SharePoint server; no credentials needed.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2026-20963 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24