Critical CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.99982 ⚠️ Exploited in the wild 2025-07 archive

Executive Summary

Deserialization of untrusted data in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint Server allows an unauthorized attacker to execute code over a network. Microsoft is aware that an exploit for CVE-2025-53770 exists in the wild. Microsoft is preparing and fully testing a comprehensive update to address this vulnerability. In the meantime, please make sure that the mitigation provided in this CVE documentation is in place so that you are protected from exploitation.

Overview

9.8
CVSS CRITICAL
Critical
MS Severity
Exploited
MS Exploit Status
Exploitation Detected
MS Exploit Likelihood
Category Remote Code Execution
Released Jul 8 2025
Last Updated Jul 8 2025
Publicly Disclosed No
CISA KEV Listed (added 2025-07-20)
Known Exploits None Known
EPSS Score 0.99982 — 0.99982 percentile
NVD CVSS 9.8 CRITICAL — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:W/RC:C
ATTACK VECTOR
Network
ATTACK COMPLEXITY
Low
PRIVILEGES REQUIRED
None
USER INTERACTION
None
SCOPE
Unchanged
CONFIDENTIALITY
High
INTEGRITY
High
AVAILABILITY
High
EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY
Functional
REMEDIATION LEVEL
Workaround
REPORT CONFIDENCE
Confirmed
Temporal Score: 9.3

EPSS Score

0.99982
probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.99982 percentile - updated 2026-08-14
View on FIRST.org

Affected Products

1 affected product
Product KB Article Severity Impact Restart Required
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 5002760 (Security Update) 5002759 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution 5002743 Base: 9.8 Temporal: 9.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:W/RC:C 16.0.5513.1001 Maybe None Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 5002754 (Security Update) 5002753 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution 5002739 Base: 9.8 Temporal: 9.3 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:W/RC:C 16.0.10417.20037 Maybe None Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition 5002768 (Security Update) Critical Remote Code Execution Maybe

Patches

1 patch
Article Type Restart
5002768 Security Update Maybe

Exploits & PoC

15 public PoCs
RepositoryStarsPublishedDescription
soltanali0/CVE-2025-53770-Exploit 315 2025-07-21 SharePoint WebPart Injection Exploit Tool
MuhammadWaseem29/CVE-2025-53770 59 2025-07-22 Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution via unsafe deserialization in Microsoft SharePoint Server (CVE-2025-53770)
hazcod/CVE-2025-53770 46 2025-07-21 Scanner for the SharePoint CVE-2025-53770 RCE zero day vulnerability.
kaizensecurity/CVE-2025-53770 43 2025-07-21 POC
ZephrFish/CVE-2025-53770-Scanner 18 2025-07-21 ToolShell scanner - CVE-2025-53770 and detection information
3a7/CVE-2025-53770 15 2025-07-27 CVE-2025-53770 Mass Scanner
AdityaBhatt3010/CVE-2025-53770-SharePoint-Zero-Day-Variant-Exploited-for-Full-RCE 11 2025-07-22 A critical zero-auth RCE vulnerability in SharePoint (CVE-2025-53770), now exploited in the wild, building directly on the spoofing flaw CVE-2025-49706.
exfil0/CVE-2025-53770 5 2025-07-23 A sophisticated, wizard-driven Python exploit tool targeting CVE-2025-53770, a critical (CVSS 9.8) unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in on-premises Microsoft SharePoint Server
Immersive-Labs-Sec/SharePoint-CVE-2025-53770-POC 4 2025-07-29
saladin0x1/CVE-2025-53770 4 2025-09-04
Bluefire-Redteam-Cybersecurity/bluefire-sharepoint-cve-2025-53770 3 2025-07-21
Sec-Dan/CVE-2025-53770-Scanner 3 2025-07-22 A Python-based reconnaissance scanner for safely identifying potential exposure to SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2025-53770.
Rabbitbong/OurSharePoint-CVE-2025-53770 2 2025-07-24 Do you really think SharePoint is safe?
0xKr1x/CVE-2025-53770-Scanner 2 2025-07-28 🎯 Vulnerability scanner for SharePoint servers affected by CVE-2025-53770. Detects unsafe deserialization using ToolPane.aspx with a crafted base64+gzip payload. 🛡️ Developed by Ahmed Tamer.
paolokappa/SharePointSecurityMonitor 1 2025-07-21 A comprehensive PowerShell-based SharePoint security monitoring solution with CVE-2025-53770 protection, advanced DLL analysis, threat detection, and automated alerting capabilities.

Detection Rules

Detection available

Sigma rules 4

Nuclei templates 1

CVE-2025-53770 Microsoft SharePoint Server - Remote Code Execution (ToolShell) critical
nuclei -id CVE-2025-53770

Acknowledgments

Viettel Cyber Security with Trend Zero Day Initiative
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