NCSC Releases Alert on Microsoft SharePoint Vulnerability

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) advises the United Kingdom (UK) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released an Alert to address a vulnerability – CVE-2020-16952 – affecting Microsoft SharePoint server. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to take control of an affected system. Applying patches from Microsoft’s October 2020 Security Advisory for CVE-2020-16952 can prevent exploitation of this vulnerability. CISA encourages administrators to review the NCSC Alert and the Microsoft Security Advisory for CVE-2020-16952 for more information. Read the advisory at CISA.