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Source: Microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2026-70266Unknown / EvaluatingImportant (raw)CVSS 8.8CWE-89

Microsoft Office SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published: 13 Oct 2026•Last updated: 13 Oct 2026, 12:30 PM IST•Source identifier: secure@microsoft.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
8.8Important (raw)
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
Metric sourceMicrosoft MSRC CVRF
EPSS probability
1%0.009
Percentile61st
Weakness type
CWE-89
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
KB5002927

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Improper neutralization of special elements used in an sql command ('sql injection') in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

SOC priority

High

Actively exploited

No

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; HIGH severity; No confirmed exploitation signal in current enrichment

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
Recorded patch / KBKB5002927

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5002927 listed by MSRC

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
No
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched microsoft-enterprise (Affected product: Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, Vendor: Microsoft); sql-injection (CWE-89)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected Microsoft products and compare local builds with the MSRC advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · The MSRC product/build mapping establishes applicability. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
  2. Locate the affected application endpoint and confirm its deployed version.Telemetry: Application access logs · The CWE describes a weakness class, not which local endpoint is affected. · Rule sql-injection

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review the advisory's documented behavior on matching hosts before selecting a hunt.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Product family alone does not justify a CVE-specific detection. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review requests to the affected endpoint for unusual query syntax and response anomalies.Telemetry: Application access logs · Request and error patterns can guide an SQL injection investigation. · Rule sql-injection

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated KB or mitigation on matching assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A post-update inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secure@microsoft.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Unknown
CPE
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:*:*:*:*:subscription:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
msrc.microsoft.comSource recordapi.msrc.microsoft.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-70266
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-70266
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-70266"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

Microsoft Security Update Guide · Limited verificationOctober 2026 Security UpdatesPublished 13 Oct 2026
SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.