CVE-2025-21400 Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

High 8.0 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit an authentication bypass in Microsoft SharePoint Server to achieve remote code execution and privilege escalation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-21400?

CVE-2025-21400 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Server, published on 11 Feb 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21400?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Sharepoint Server.

How do I fix CVE-2025-21400?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21400 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-21400 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21400 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Sharepoint Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5fcc-vrrh-rv6c.

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