Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-69716 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-69716 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-69716?
- High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.8, published 8 September 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Microsoft Office SharePoint.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-69716?
- No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
- How is CVE-2026-69716 attacked?
- It is attacked over the network, in a web application.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-69716?
- Check whether you run Microsoft Office SharePoint or Microsoft SharePoint Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
Technical details
This vulnerability involves improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands, allowing SQL injection attacks within Microsoft Office SharePoint. The flaw permits an authenticated attacker to craft malicious input that is inadequately sanitized before being passed to database queries, enabling arbitrary SQL execution. An attacker with authorization to access SharePoint can leverage this to escalate privileges and access or modify data beyond their intended permissions. The attack is network-accessible and requires prior authentication. Microsoft has issued security patches to remediate this vulnerability.
Affected products
- Microsoft Office SharePoint
Timeline
- 2026-09-08: disclosed