CVE-2023-36764 Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attackers can exploit a path traversal flaw in Microsoft SharePoint Server to achieve elevation of privilege.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-36764?
CVE-2023-36764 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Server, published on 12 Sep 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weakness: CWE-73
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-36764?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-36764?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-36764 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-36764 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-36764 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Sharepoint Server
- CVE-2026-50522 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-58644 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2026-20963 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2025-53770 Microsoft SharePoint Deserialization of Untrusted Data
- CVE-2023-29357 Microsoft SharePoint Server Privilege Escalation
Sources
Also known as GHSA-69c2-jhx4-3ffr.