Important CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.00581 2025-05 archive

Executive Summary

Improper privilege management in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.

Overview

7.8
CVSS HIGH
Important
MS Severity
Not Exploited
MS Exploit Status
More Likely
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Elevation of Privilege
Released May 13 2025
Last Updated May 13 2025
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Not Listed
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.00581 — 0.44289 percentile
NVD CVSS 7.8 HIGH — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Local
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
Low
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Unproven
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Official Fix
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 6.8

EPSS Score

0.00581
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.44289 percentile - updated 2026-07-25
View on FIRST.org

Affected Products

1 affected product
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 5002722 (Security Update) 5002712 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege 5002692 5002682 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 6.8 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 16.0.5500.1001 Maybe None Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 5002708 (Security Update) 5002706 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege 5002691 5002680 Base: 7.8 Temporal: 6.8 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 16.0.10417.20010 Maybe None Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 5002709 (Security Update) Important Elevation of Privilege Maybe

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
5002709 Security Update Maybe

Known Exploits

Acknowledgments

Yansen with PulseSecure Pte Ltd.