CVE-2026-45454: Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Improper limitation of a pathname allows an authorized attacker to execute code.
- Who is affected
- Authorized users of Microsoft Office SharePoint are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to the potential for remote code execution.
- Action
- Apply the latest security patch for Microsoft SharePoint.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
⚡ Watch SharePoint
Get an email when a new SharePoint advisory drops — max one per day, one-click unsubscribe.
Details
Original advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45454
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Moderate exploitation riskCVE-2026-454541.6% 30-day exploitation probability. Patch within normal cadence, watch for KEV listing. Riskier than 73% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-45454 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Microsoft SharePoint Remote
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- highCVE-2026-47298: Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
- criticalexploitedCVE-2019-0604: Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
- criticalexploitedCVE-2020-1147: Microsoft .NET Framework, SharePoint, and Visual Studio Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitycisa-kev · 2021-11-03
More from Microsoft Security Response Center
- highCVE-2026-12064: proto-default skips SSH verification2026-07-02
- unknownCVE-2026-14125: Chromium: CVE-2026-14125 Uninitialized Use in ANGLE2026-07-02
- mediumCVE-2026-57987: Microsoft Edge (Chromium-based) Spoofing Vulnerability2026-07-02
- unknownCVE-2026-13775: Chromium: CVE-2026-13775 Use after free in GPU2026-07-02
- unknownCVE-2026-13779: Chromium: CVE-2026-13779 Use after free in Chromoting2026-07-02