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CVE-2025-59237: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 · Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affects Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 84% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 14 Oct 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016Affected
  • =16.0.0
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

  1. Apply patches from Microsoft immediately once they become available to address CVE-2025-59237.
  2. Until a patch is released, restrict network access to SharePoint servers to trusted internal networks and VPNs only.
  3. Implement strict access controls and least privilege principles for SharePoint users and services to limit potential attacker capabilities.
  4. Monitor network traffic and SharePoint logs for unusual deserialization activity or anomalous requests that could indicate exploitation attempts.
  5. Use application-layer firewalls or web application firewalls (WAFs) with custom rules to detect and block suspicious serialized payloads.
  6. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focusing on deserialization vulnerabilities.
  7. Educate administrators and security teams about the risks of deserialization attacks and ensure incident response plans include this threat.
  8. Consider isolating SharePoint servers in segmented network zones to reduce lateral movement opportunities.
  9. Review and harden SharePoint configurations to minimize attack surface, disabling unnecessary features that process serialized data.
  10. Maintain up-to-date backups and test restoration procedures to recover quickly in case of compromise.

Description

Deserialization of untrusted data in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.

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