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CVE-2026-20958
Critical severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8. Fixed by 3 Microsoft security updates.
CVE-2026-20958 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 3 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-20958
This SharePoint disclosure spans SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016, SharePoint Server 2019, and the current SharePoint Subscription Edition, Critical at 9.8 with 31 percent EPSS. Because it reaches all the way to the actively supported Subscription Edition rather than only legacy versions, on-premises SharePoint farms of any age need this fix, and SharePoint's history of being targeted as an internet-facing document platform makes this worth watching even below the release's highest EPSS scores.
Do this: Patch all on-premises SharePoint farms, including Subscription Edition deployments, for this disclosure without assuming newer editions are unaffected.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-20958
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-20958
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 29%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-20958
Elevated priority: high severity or a meaningful exploitation probability, sooner if an affected product is internet-facing. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5002822, KB5002825, KB5002828 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-2026-20958. Each KB page links to the Microsoft Update Catalog download for every affected product.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2026-20958
Is CVE-2026-20958 actively exploited?
It is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 29%.
What patch fixes CVE-2026-20958?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2026-20958 in KB5002822, KB5002825, KB5002828. Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or let Intune, Windows Update, or WSUS deliver it.
Which products are affected by CVE-2026-20958?
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition), Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition), Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2026-20958?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2026-20958's key facts: severity, CVSS, EPSS exploit probability, CISA KEV status, and the fixing KB. Copy it into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot for a triage plan; the data is refreshed three times a day (5 AM, 12:30 PM, and 7 PM US Central).
Fixed by the same updates
If you are patching CVE-2026-20958, the same updates also fix these:
Authoritative references
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