CVE-2019-0604

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka 'Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0594.

CVSS: 9.8Criticalscored by CISA
Exploited in the wild: Yes, in CISA KEV since 3 Nov 2021CISA deadline for US federal agencies: 3 May 2022known use in ransomware campaignspublic exploit code
EPSS: 99.9%chance of exploitation in the next 30 daystop 0.1% of scored CVEsFIRST score of 11 Nov 2026
Fix: Patch availablesee the advisories in the references
Published: 5 Mar 2019analysed here 12 Nov 2026

Do first. Apply updates per vendor instructions. (CISA's required action for this KEV entry)

Summary

Triage

Exploitable: At runtime
Attack vector: network
Weakness: CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
Can a WAF block it?: Partly. See why

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Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Vendor says fixed in
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server	2016Vendor says fixed in: not stated	Not stated by the vendor
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Foundation	2013 Service Pack 1Vendor says fixed in: not stated	Not stated by the vendor
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server	2010 Service Pack 22019Vendor says fixed in: not stated	Not stated by the vendor

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

Products named in our analysis

microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server
microsoft:sharepoint_foundation
microsoft:sharepoint_server

Fix and mitigation

WAF and other mitigations

Can a WAF block it? Partly. Azure WAF publishes WAF a rule written for this CVE. Such rules block the known exploit requests and buy time, but attackers can change the request to get past them, so they do not replace the patch.

Azure WAF · 1 rule
- 99001013 · Critical - 5

Also consider: patch · enable the vendor rule in block mode

Based on WAF vendor rules published for this CVE. We check Cloudflare, AWS, Google Cloud Armor and Azure; for Akamai, Imperva, Fastly, F5, ask your vendor.

Remediation steps (AI-written)

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Exploitation evidence

CISA KEV catalog: Listed since 3 Nov 2021. Known use in ransomware campaigns.
CISA due date: 3 May 2022, the remediation deadline for US federal agencies
CISA required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public exploit code: Yes: 1 on Exploit-DB · 7 GitHub proofs of concept
CISA SSVC: exploitation active, automatable yes, technical impact totalAssessed by CISA 7 Feb 2025 (SSVC 2.0.3). Exploitation is none, poc (public proof of concept) or active.

Exploit-DB

Microsoft SharePoint - Deserialization Remote Code Executionremote, 21 Jan 2020

GitHub proofs of concept

and 3 more repositories

Listed so you can judge urgency, not as a recommendation to run anything. GitHub “proofs of concept” are unvetted: some are fake or carry malware. Exploit-DB marks the entries its staff verified.

Timeline

5 Mar 2019Published
23 Mar 2019First public exploit or proof of concept17 days later
3 Nov 2021Added to CISA KEV (exploited in the wild)956 days (about 3 years) later
3 May 2022CISA remediation due date (US federal agencies)181 days (about 6 months) later
7 Feb 2025CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active1,012 days (about 3 years) later
21 Oct 2025CVE record last updated256 days (about 9 months) later
12 Nov 2026Analysed by vulneraibility.com387 days (about 1 year) later

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	NetworkReachable over the internet or any routable network.	Reachable over the internet or any routable network.
Attack complexity	LowRepeatable attack, no special conditions.	Repeatable attack, no special conditions.
Privileges required	NoneThe attacker needs no prior access.	The attacker needs no prior access.
User interaction	NoneNo victim action needed.	No victim action needed.
Scope	UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.	Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality	HighTotal data disclosure possible.	Total data disclosure possible.
Integrity	HighComplete modification possible.	Complete modification possible.
Availability	HighFull outage possible.	Full outage possible.

Common questions

Is CVE-2019-0604 being exploited?

Yes. CVE-2019-0604 appears in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed and reported. Treat it as active rather than theoretical, and patch it ahead of higher-scoring vulnerabilities that carry no exploitation evidence.

How severe is CVE-2019-0604?

CVE-2019-0604 is rated Critical with a CVSS score of 9.8. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2019-0604?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2019-0604. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2019-0604 affect?

CVE-2019-0604 affects microsoft:sharepoint_enterprise_server, microsoft:sharepoint_foundation, microsoft:sharepoint_server. Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

References

NVD CVE.org CVE Details Source

3 references in the CVE record, grouped by the tags the record gives them.

Where the data on this page comes from

CVE List (CVE.org): description, affected versions, references; CVE Terms of Use
NVD: CVSS and CPE data
CISA KEV catalog: exploitation, date added, due date
CISA Vulnrichment (ADP): SSVC decision points
FIRST EPSS: exploit probability and percentile
Exploit-DB: published exploits
PoC-in-GitHub: GitHub repositories that claim a proof of concept

Summary, impact and triage tags: written by our AI analysis pipeline from the sources above. Check them against the sources.

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