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CVE-2021-28474

53
FAUCET Score

CVE-2021-28474 is a Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability affecting Microsoft SharePoint Server and SharePoint Foundation. This high-severity flaw (CVSS 8.8) allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely with low privileges and no user interaction, potentially leading to full compromise of the affected system. While not listed in CISA KEV, media reports indicate it was actively exploited as a zero-day, and it has garnered significant community discussion, despite no public exploit code being readily available on platforms like Metasploit or ExploitDB.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2013CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_foundation:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
2016CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2016:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*
2019CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:2019:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
50.63%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5063 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 17,823 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016Fixed in: 16.0.5161.1000
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019Fixed in: 16.0.10374.20000
View patch
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Microsoft SharePoint Foundation 2013 Service Pack 1Fixed in: 15.0.5345.1000
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2021-May/CVE-2021-28474Important

Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 11, 2021

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-28474
PatchVendor Advisory
zerodayinitiative.com / advisories/ZDI-21-574
Third Party Advisory