CVE-2025-49706

Microsoft SharePoint Improper Authentication Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Required action
Disconnect public-facing versions of SharePoint Server that have reached their end-of-life (EOL) or end-of-service (EOS) to include SharePoint Server 2013 and earlier versions. For supported versions, please follow the mitigations according to CISA (URL listed below in Notes) and vendor instructions (URL listed below in Notes). Adhere to the applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are not available.

CISA notes
CISA Mitigation Instructions: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/alerts/2025/07/20/microsoft-releases-guidance-exploitation-sharepoint-vulnerability-cve-2025-53770 ; https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/07/22/disrupting-active-exploitation-of-on-premises-sharepoint-vulnerabilities/ ; https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-49706 ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49706