Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2025-29976

CVE-2025-29976:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2025-29976 is a Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability disclosed on May 13, 2025. The vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft SharePoint Server including SharePoint Server 2019, SharePoint Server 2016 Enterprise, and SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (NVD, Wiz).

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as an Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269) issue with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH). The technical vector string is CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating local access requirements with low attack complexity and privilege requirements, no user interaction needed, and high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability (NVD).

Impact

If successfully exploited, this vulnerability enables attackers to escalate privileges locally on affected SharePoint Server installations. This could potentially give attackers elevated access to system resources and sensitive information (Wiz).

Mitigation and workarounds

Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability as part of its May 2025 Patch Tuesday (KB5002708). Organizations can obtain and install the update through Microsoft Update, Microsoft Update Catalog, or Microsoft Download Center. It is strongly recommended to apply these updates immediately through Windows Update or enterprise management tools (Wiz).

Additional resources

Source: This report was generated using AI

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