CVE-2024-49068
Published: 12 December 2024
Summary
CVE-2024-49068 is a high-severity Improper Access Control (CWE-284) vulnerability in Microsoft Sharepoint Server. Its CVSS base score is 8.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 16.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Microsoft SharePoint contains an elevation of privilege vulnerability tracked as CVE-2024-49068. The flaw is rated 8.2 under CVSS 3.1 with a vector of AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N and is associated with CWE-284 improper access control. It affects Microsoft SharePoint server components and was publicly disclosed on 12 December 2024.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the issue over the network without credentials or user interaction. Successful exploitation allows the attacker to elevate privileges, resulting in high-impact disclosure of confidential data and limited integrity modifications within the SharePoint environment.
The official Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49068 provides details on available patches and mitigation guidance for affected SharePoint deployments.
EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0930 on 13 January 2026 before receding to the current value of 0.0184, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2024-43931
Vulnerability details
Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
The access control policy and procedures directly mandate and enforce proper access control mechanisms across the organization.
Device lock enforces restricted access until re-authentication, directly reducing unauthorized use of active sessions.
Supervision and review of access control activities directly detects and remediates improper access configurations or usages.
Explicitly identifying and documenting actions permitted without identification or authentication enforces proper access control boundaries by defining justified exceptions.
By automatically labeling outputs with security attributes, the control supports attribute-based enforcement and reduces exploitability of improper access control weaknesses.
Associating and retaining security attributes with data directly supports enforcement of access control decisions across storage, processing, and transmission.
Requiring prior authorization for each remote access type prevents improper access control over remote connections.
Requiring authorization of wireless access before allowing connections enforces proper access control for this access method.