The United Kingdom (UK) National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has released an [Alert](<https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/news/sharepoint-vulnerability-uk-organisations >) 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.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages administrators to review the NCSC Alert and the Microsoft Security Advisory for CVE-2020-16952 for more information.
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