CVE-2021-31966Network attack vector

Authenticated remote code execution via undisclosed flaw

Published Jun 8, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Remote code execution in Microsoft SharePoint Server allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to execute code. Microsoft has not published the affected component, input vector, or faulty operation, leaving the code-level mechanism undisclosed. Exploitation requires high SharePoint privileges and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the server process context.

CVSS severity7.2
High
EPSS probability4.58%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Microsoft SharePoint Server allows remote authenticated users with administrative privileges to execute code. Microsoft has not published the affected component, input vector, or faulty operation, leaving the code-level mechanism undisclosed. Exploitation requires high SharePoint privileges and can compromise confidentiality, integrity, and availability in the server process context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-31966
Published
Jun 8, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 8, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=15.0.0 <15.0.5353.1000

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Microsoft · Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013version=15.0.0 <15.0.5353.1000
Microsoft · Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016version=16.0.0 <16.0.5173.1000
Microsoft · Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013version=15.0.0 <15.0.5353.1000
Microsoft · Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019version=16.0.0 <15.0.5353.1000; version=16.0.0 <16.0.10375.20000

Published CVSS scores

6.5NIST NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.2Microsoft CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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