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CVE-2021-43876: Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-12-29 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Affected products

• Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2013-sp1, 2016
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: 2019
• Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1: from 15.0.0 before 15.0.5407.1000 — fixed in 15.0.5407.1000
• Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016: from 16.0.0 before 16.0.5254.1000 — fixed in 16.0.5254.1000
• Microsoft SharePoint Server: from 16.0.0 before 16.0.10381.20001 — fixed in 16.0.10381.20001

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2013 Service Pack 1 15.0.5407.1000; Microsoft Sharepoint Enterprise Server 2016 16.0.5254.1000; Microsoft SharePoint Server 16.0.10381.20001. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43876
• https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-43876

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