CVE-2025-53770: Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Now (action score 99/100)
- CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild (Jul 20, 2025); it is known to be used in ransomware campaigns. Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jul 21, 2025.
- A ready-made attack module is public (Metasploit, Nuclei); exploiting it takes no special expertise.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 99.9% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.9% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to CISA the attack is automatable: targets can be found by mass scanning.
- Fixed version: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 16.0.5513.1001; Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 16.0.10417.20037; Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.18526.20508.
- Mentioned 1 time in Turkish national cyber security advisories (siberguvenlik.gov.tr).
Patch today or shut off access. Upgrade to Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 16.0.5513.1001; Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 16.0.10417.20037; Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 16.0.18526.20508 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · CISA KEV · FIRST EPSS
Deserialization of untrusted data in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. Microsoft is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-53770 exists in the wild. Microsoft is preparing and fully testing a comprehensive update to address this vulnerability. In the meantime, please make sure that the mitigation provided in this CVE documentation is in place so that you are protected from exploitation.
- Published
- Jul 19, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 4, 2026
- EPSS
- 99.9% · 99th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-502
Report tools
Action score
99
Patch today or shut off access.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 30 / 30 · Listed
- EPSS
- 30 / 30 · 99.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- active
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · microsoft
- 9.8
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:W/RC:C
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Actively exploited in the wild
CISA added this to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on Jul 20, 2025. That signals real attacks, not theory.
Remediation deadline for US federal agencies: Jul 21, 2025.
Known to be used in ransomware campaigns.
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- In CISA KEV: exploitation in the wild confirmed
- Weaponized exploit exists
- A fix has been released
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microsoft | sharepoint server | cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server |
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.5513.1001affected
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.10417.20037affected
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
- 16.0.0 and later · before 16.0.18526.20508affected
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microsoft sharepoint serverbefore 16.0.18526.20508
- microsoft sharepoint server2016
- microsoft sharepoint server2019
Same product
microsoft: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2023-29357Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege VulnerabilityKEV99Now
- CVE-2025-49704Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV95Now
- CVE-2026-45659Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV89Now
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-30384May 13, 2025 · Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability28Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-49701Jul 8, 2025 · Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability35Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-53771Jul 20, 2025 · Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability60This week
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 | 16.0.5513.1001 · KB5002760 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 | 16.0.10417.20037 · KB5002754 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
| Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition | 16.0.18526.20508 · KB5002768 | Microsoft (MSRC) |
Exploit status
Weaponized
A ready exploit tool or active in-the-wild use is known for this vulnerability. This should be your top priority.
Evidence
- Metasploit module ×1
- Exploit-DB entry ×1
- Nuclei detection template ×3
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×45
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | 45 repositories | 2025-07-21 → 2026-10-16 |
| Exploit-DB entry | remote | 2025-08-11 |
| Metasploit module | exploit/windows/http/sharepoint_toolpane_rceMicrosoft SharePoint Server ToolPane Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (aka ToolShell)exploit | 2025-07-08 |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2025-53770 | — |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template CVE-2025-53771 | — |
| Nuclei detection template | Nuclei template sharepoint-toolshell-backdoor | — |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Metasploit-12 d
- Published
- CISA KEVsame day
- First PoC+1 d
- TodayNov 14, 2026+482 d
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-45659307 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV89Now
- CVE-2026-20963178 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV78This week
- CVE-2026-58644360 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV74This week
- CVE-2024-38094375 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV73This week
- CVE-2026-50522360 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityKEV70This week
- CVE-2024-30044431 days apartMicrosoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability52Plan
National notice (Türkiye Cybersecurity Directorate / USOM)
Official security notices citing this record; remediation advice is on the agency's page.
- TR-25-0162 · Jul 21, 2025(Microsoft SharePoint Güvenlik Bildirimi)
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-502 · Deserialization of Untrusted DataCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-secondary
Root cause
Data received over the network is deserialized into the language’s native object format without verifying its source. Code paths inside the object can be triggered during deserialization.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-502 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
payload = sock.recv(65536)
job = pickle.loads(payload)Fixed
payload = sock.recv(65536)
if not hmac.compare_digest(sign(payload), header_sig):
raise PermissionError("invalid signature")
job = JobSchema.validate(json.loads(payload))Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log (1)
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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- msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2025/07/customer-guidance-for-sharepoint-vulnerability-cve-2025-53770/
- news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44629710
- therecord.media/microsoft-sharepoint-zero-day-vulnerability-exploited-globally
- www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/microsoft/microsoft-sharepoint-zero-day-exploited-in-rce-attacks-no-patch-available/
- www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/07/20/microsoft-releases-guidance-exploitation-sharepoint-vulnerability-cve-2025-53770
- www.darkreading.com/remote-workforce/microsoft-rushes-emergency-fix-exploited-sharepoint-toolshell-flaw
- www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/07/20/microsoft-confirms-ongoing-mass-sharepoint-attack---no-patch-available/
- x.com/Shadowserver/status/1946900837306868163
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-53770
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.