Patch tracker / CVE reference / CVE-2026-20963
CVE-2026-20963
Updated July 21, 2026. Data refreshed on every build from MSRC, CISA KEV, and FIRST EPSS.
Critical severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8. Fixed by 3 Microsoft security updates.
All about CVE-2026-20963: the Senserva AI read, whether it is exploited, the official patches, what the press says about it, its change history, and the questions admins ask.
CVE-2026-20963 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. It is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it in the wild, which makes it a fix-first item. 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
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Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-20963
On-premises SharePoint takes another Critical remote code execution hit: SharePoint 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition are all affected at CVSS 9.8, and CISA confirmed exploitation with a KEV entry on 2026-03-18. SharePoint servers hold document troves and sit deep inside the network, so a compromise rarely stays contained.
Do this: Patch on-premises SharePoint farms ahead of everything else in this cycle and review IIS logs for unfamiliar POST activity.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-07. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-20963
Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.
Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-20963
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.
What the press says about CVE-2026-20963
Trusted-source coverage, pulled live from their own feeds.
Exploitation and severity
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, confirmed exploited in the wild. EPSS exploit probability 29%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).
This CVE is among the lower half of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability, and one of 3 actively-exploited CVEs in January 2026.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-20963
Treat as urgent: it is being exploited in the wild (CISA KEV), so patch ahead of items that are not. 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-2026-20963. 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.
Affected products
Common questions about CVE-2026-20963
Is CVE-2026-20963 actively exploited?
Yes. CVE-2026-20963 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. Its EPSS exploit probability is 29%.
What patch fixes CVE-2026-20963?
Microsoft fixed CVE-2026-20963 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-2026-20963?
Microsoft Office 2016 (32-bit edition), Microsoft Office 2016 (64-bit edition), Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019.
Can I ask my own AI about CVE-2026-20963?
Yes. This page includes a free, ready-to-paste AI prompt containing CVE-2026-20963'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-2026-20963, the same updates also fix these:
Authoritative references
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