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CVE-2024-49068
CVE-2024-49068 is a high severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.2. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 5 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 3.3%. CVSS 8.2 (High).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Every supported on-premises SharePoint release, 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition, carries this elevation of privilege flaw at CVSS 8.2. SharePoint privilege escalations are a favorite pivot because farms hold documents, credentials, and service connections for the whole business. EPSS is a modest 3 percent.
Do this: Update all SharePoint farms and audit site collection administrator lists for additions you do not recognize.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Official patch(es) for CVE-2024-49068
Moderate priority: schedule it in your normal patch cycle. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5002544, KB5002657, KB5002658, KB5002659, KB5002664 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2024-49068. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.
Scope and sources
- Affected products
- Fixed by the same updates
- Authoritative references
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