CVE-2025-49706

medium

Description

Improper authentication in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49706

https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/warlock-ransomware-targets-vulnerable-sharepoint-servers

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Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2025-07-08

Updated: 2025-07-30

Named Vulnerability: ToolShellKnown Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.1513

Vulnerability Watch

Tenable Research has classified this CVE under the following Vulnerability Watch classification, which includes active and historical (inactive) classifications. You can learn more about these classifications on our blog.

Vulnerability of Concern