SharePoint RCE and MikroTik RouterOS Flaws Actively Exploited in the Wild
CISA added SharePoint and MikroTik RouterOS flaws to its KEV catalogue, confirming active exploitation — organisations using either in production should treat patching as an emergency.
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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Friday added two security flaws impacting Microsoft SharePoint and Mikrotik RouterOS to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, citing evidence of active exploitation.
The vulnerabilities in question are as follows -
CVE-2026-65660 (CVSS score: 8.8) - A code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Office SharePoint
Editorial Analysis
SharePoint underpins collaboration in many European enterprises while MikroTik routers are widespread in branch offices; confirmed exploitation raises the urgency to patch before attackers establish persistence.
Immediately patch or mitigate affected SharePoint and MikroTik instances, prioritising internet-facing deployments.
Two widely deployed technologies — SharePoint and MikroTik routers — are under active attack; patching is now an emergency, not a scheduled task.
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