CVE-2026-62837: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Relative path traversal in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability involves a relative path traversal issue in Microsoft Office SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 (version 16.0.0). An attacker with authorized access can exploit this flaw to disclose sensitive information by manipulating file paths. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity impact primarily affecting confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit the relative path traversal vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over a network, impacting confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users of Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 version 16.0.0 should apply the vendor-provided patch as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62837.
CVE-2026-62837: CWE-23: Relative Path Traversal in Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Description
Relative path traversal in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to disclose information over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 6.5medium
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
Microsoft
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
Microsoft
Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability involves a relative path traversal issue in Microsoft Office SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 (version 16.0.0). An attacker with authorized access can exploit this flaw to disclose sensitive information by manipulating file paths. The vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5, indicating a medium severity impact primarily affecting confidentiality. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this issue.
Potential Impact
An authorized attacker can exploit the relative path traversal vulnerability to disclose sensitive information over a network, impacting confidentiality. There is no impact on integrity or availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users of Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 version 16.0.0 should apply the vendor-provided patch as detailed in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62837.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T21:10:38.083Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62837","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a7b581cbf8831d53915607e
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 17:13:00 UTC
Last enriched: 08/11/2026, 21:13:30 UTC
Last updated: 09/24/2026, 13:48:55 UTC
Views: 60
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