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CISA warns of active exploitation of critical Microsoft SharePoint vulnerability CVE-2026-45659

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Published 2026-07-02 05:46 UTCUpdated 2026-07-02 19:43 UTC
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AL26-015 - Critical vulnerability impacting Microsoft SharePoint Server – CVE-2026-45659
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security - Alerts · News · cyber.gc.ca · 2026-07-02 14:37 UTC
US cyber agency warns over forgotten SharePoint flaw
ComputerWeekly IT Security · News · computerweekly.com · 2026-07-02 13:17 UTC
Overview

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server, CVE-2026-45659, to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog following evidence of active exploitation by threat actors....

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MicrosoftCybersecurity and Infrastructure Security AgencyCanadian Centre for Cyber Security
Score total
1.61
Momentum 24h
5
Posts
5
Origins
5
Source types
1
Duplicate ratio
0%
Why now
  • The flaw was recently added to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.
  • Active exploitation has been observed in the wild, increasing urgency.
  • The vulnerability was initially overlooked in patch releases, delaying mitigation efforts.
Why it matters
  • The vulnerability allows remote code execution, risking full system compromise.
  • SharePoint often contains sensitive organizational data, increasing impact severity.
  • Active exploitation means organizations are currently at risk and must act quickly.
LLM analysis
Topic mix: lowPromo risk: lowSource quality: high
Recurring claims
  • CVE-2026-45659 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint Server actively exploited by threat actors.
  • The vulnerability was mistakenly omitted from the May Patch Tuesday bulletin but is now recognized as a significant risk requiring immediate patching.
How sources frame it
  • CISA And Cybersecurity News Sources: neutral
All evidence
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CISA adds SharePoint flaw to known exploited vulnerabilities list
SC Media · scworld.com · 2026-07-02 19:43 UTC
AL26-015 - Critical vulnerability impacting Microsoft SharePoint Server – CVE-2026-45659
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security - Alerts · cyber.gc.ca · 2026-07-02 14:37 UTC
US cyber agency warns over forgotten SharePoint flaw
ComputerWeekly IT Security · computerweekly.com · 2026-07-02 13:17 UTC
CISA Warns of Actively Exploited Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability
SecurityWeek · securityweek.com · 2026-07-02 10:30 UTC
SharePoint RCE CVE-2026-45659 Added to CISA KEV After Active Exploitation
thehackernews · thehackernews.com · 2026-07-02 05:46 UTC
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