KB5002893: Cumulative update for SharePoint Server, version SE, August 2026. Critical privilege and code-execution flaws patched; workflow changes ahead
Critical flaws include privilege escalation and remote code execution risks. The update also fixes broken cache and workflow links.
Does it affect you? Applies to: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition farms running the release version. The update package is for x64 systems.
What changes
Improvements 6 changes
ExecuteProxyUpdates
For: SharePoint farm administrators
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The ExecuteProxyUpdates feature will be disabled starting with the September 2026 Cumulative Update.1
To enable it for a site collection, use
Enable-SPWebPartPagesProxyUpdates. To disable it immediately, useDisable-SPWebPartPagesProxyUpdates.
Remote Event Receivers (RERs)
For: SharePoint farm administrators
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Orphaned Remote Event Receivers without an app identifier will be blocked starting with the November 2026 Public Update.2
Use
Get-SPOrphanedRemoteEventReceiverto identify affected RERs.
OWA web part Exchange autodiscovery
For: SharePoint farm administrators
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OWA web part Exchange autodiscovery will be disabled starting with the August 2026 Public Update.3
Use
Enable-SPOWAWebPartAutodiscoveryto enable the feature for a web application.
SharePoint 2010 Workflow
For: SharePoint farm administrators
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The SharePoint 2010 Workflow feature will be disabled starting with the September 2026 Public Update.4
Use
Enable-SPLegacyWorkflowto enable the feature for a site collection.
ToolPane
For: SharePoint farm administrators
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The ToolPane feature will be disabled starting with the September 2026 Public Update.5
Use
Enable-SPToolPaneto enable ToolPane for a site collection.
Business Data Connectivity (BDC)
For: SharePoint farm administrators
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File-backed Business Data Connectivity model imports are disabled by default to improve security.6
Use the
Enable-BdcmFileImportPowerShell cmdlet to enable this functionality for a site collection.
Fixes 2 changes
Distributed Cache (DCache)
For: SharePoint farm administrators
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Distributed Cache works again after the July 2026 Public Update.7
Fixes an issue in which Distributed Cache (DCache) does not work after the July 2026 Public Update is installed.
Workflow status links
For: SharePoint farm administrators
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Workflow status links work again on the WrkStat.aspx page.8
Fixes broken workflow status links on
WrkStat.aspx.
New feature 1 change
SharePoint 2013 workflows
For: SharePoint farm administrators
- The update adds an advisory for SharePoint 2013 workflows.9
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2026-08-11
- Classification
- Security Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Restart
- Required
- Replaces
- KB5002882, KB5002873, KB5002863, KB5002853
- Replaced by
- KB5002908
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| SE | 16.0.19725.20522 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
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Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Critical | 8.8 |
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Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Critical | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Critical | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft Office SharePoint Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 9.3 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.1 |
|
Microsoft Office SharePoint Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 8.0 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.3 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
|
Important | 7.3 |
|
Microsoft Office SharePoint Tampering Vulnerability
|
Important | 6.8 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 6.5 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability
|
Important | 6.5 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 6.5 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Tampering Vulnerability
|
Important | 6.5 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 6.5 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 4.6 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 4.6 |
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Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 4.6 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 4.6 |
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Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 4.6 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Spoofing Vulnerability
|
Important | 4.6 |
|
Microsoft SharePoint Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
|
Not rated | — |
Downloads (Microsoft Update Catalog)
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Updated components
1,037 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.
| Top changed components | Files |
|---|---|
| Search | 202 |
| Document conversion | 100 |
| Client object model | 53 |
| Project Server | 33 |
| Document management and policies | 11 |
| Office web apps | 8 |
| Managed metadata | 6 |
| PowerPoint | 6 |
| PowerShell | 4 |
| Translation Services | 3 |
| Workflow | 3 |
| Publishing | 2 |
Verified in package: changed files confirm SharePoint 2010 Workflow, Business Data Connectivity (BDC), Workflow status links.
Page history
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Added CVE-2026-97782 (Important)
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (9)
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1.
Notifies that the ExecuteProxyUpdates feature will be disabled starting in the September 2026 Cumulative Update.
support.microsoft.com -
2.
Notifies that orphaned Remote Event Receivers (RERs) that do not have an app identifier will be blocked starting with the November 2026 Public Update.
support.microsoft.com -
3.
Notifies that OWA web part Exchange autodiscovery will be disabled starting with the August 2026 Public Update.
support.microsoft.com -
4.
Notifies that the SharePoint 2010 Workflow feature will be disabled starting with the September 2026 Public Update.
support.microsoft.com -
5.
Notifies that the ToolPane feature will be disabled starting with the September 2026 Public Update.
support.microsoft.com -
6.
Disables file-backed Business Data Connectivity (BDC) model import by default to improve security.
support.microsoft.com -
7.
Fixes an issue in which Distributed Cache (DCache) does not work after the July 2026 Public Update is installed.
support.microsoft.com -
8.
Fixes an issue in which workflow status links break on the WrkStat.aspx page.
support.microsoft.com -
9.
Adds an advisory for SharePoint 2013 workflows.
support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 7 of 8 checks passed, 9 quoted passages · compared with Microsoft's page on Oct 16, 2026
- Quotes found in the official pages: passed
- Numbers found in the sources: passed
- Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
- Links to allowed domains only: passed
- Every official change covered: passed
- Readable plain text: passed
- Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
- Sources agree: not passed
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