known ransomware use

Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2024-01-10
Federal due date
2024-01-31
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
SharePoint Server
EPSS
100.0th percentile (score 0.944, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Known
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29357

CISA short description

Microsoft SharePoint Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows an unauthenticated attacker, who has gained access to spoofed JWT authentication tokens, to use them for executing a network attack. This attack bypasses authentication, enabling the attacker to gain administrator privileges.

Required action

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.