CVE-2026-20963

unknown KEV
Published 2026-03-18 · Modified 2026-03-18
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
VIR risk
1.5

Description

Microsoft SharePoint contains a deserialization of untrusted data vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network.

CISA KEV

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
SharePoint
Due date
2026-03-21

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
99%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20963 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20963

Mitigation details

Source: Microsoft Security Response Center · View original ↗ · proprietary-no-redistribution
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Affected

VendorProductVersion
microsoftWindows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)
microsoftWindows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1
microsoftWindows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)
microsoftWindows Server 2012
microsoftWindows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)
microsoftWindows Server 2012 R2
microsoftWindows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)
microsoftMicrosoft Excel 2016 (32-bit edition)
microsoftMicrosoft Excel 2016 (64-bit edition)
microsoftMicrosoft Word 2016 (32-bit edition)
microsoftMicrosoft Word 2016 (64-bit edition)
microsoftMicrosoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition)
microsoftMicrosoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition)
microsoftWindows Server 2016
microsoftOffice Online Server
microsoftWindows 10 Version 1607 for 32-bit Systems
microsoftWindows 10 Version 1607 for x64-based Systems
microsoftWindows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)
microsoftMicrosoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
microsoftWindows 10 Version 1809 for 32-bit Systems
microsoftWindows 10 Version 1809 for x64-based Systems
microsoftWindows Server 2019
microsoftWindows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
microsoftMicrosoft Office 2019 for 32-bit editions
microsoftMicrosoft Office 2019 for 64-bit editions
microsoftMicrosoft SharePoint Server 2019
microsoftMicrosoft Edge (Chromium-based)
microsoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 32-bit Systems
microsoftMicrosoft 365 Apps for Enterprise for 64-bit Systems
microsoftWindows Server 2022

Exploits

References

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.