CVE-2026
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Released: Sep 8, 2026
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Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
The following table provides an exploitability assessment for this vulnerability at the time of original publication.
**According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R) and privileges required is high (PR:H). What does that mean for this vulnerability?
An authorized attacker with administrator privileges must send a victim a malicious site and convince them to open it.
I am running SharePoint Server 2016. Do the updates for SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 also apply to the version I am running?
Yes. The same KB number applies to both SharePoint Server 2016 and SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016. Customers running either version should install the security update to be protected from this vulnerability.
To determine the support lifecycle for your software, see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle .
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