# CVE-2026-88176

Authenticated privilege escalation in Microsoft SharePoint allowing administrative control.

- Page: https://www.vulneraibility.com/cve/CVE-2026-88176
- CVSS: 8.8
- Known exploited: not in CISA KEV as of our last sync
- EPSS: 0.69% (percentile 53.4)
- CISA SSVC: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact total (assessed 2026-11-11)
- Weakness: CWE-862
- Published: 2026-11-10

## Affected versions

- Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition: affected >= 16.0.0 and < 16.0.20326.20190

A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected.

## Impact

Authenticated network user can escalate to admin on SharePoint, enabling data access/exfiltration, modification, and configuration takeover.

## Action

Immediate action required

## Recommendation

Install Microsoft's security update immediately; restrict SharePoint access and monitor logs.

## References

- [patch] https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-88176

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