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CVE-2026-55040NVD
Vulnerability Summary
Weak authentication in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
CVSS v3.1 Base Metrics — Score 9.1 (CRITICAL)
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityNone
Affected & Patched Versions
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server < 16.0.19725.20434
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server
- Microsoft Sharepoint Server 16.0.19725.20434
External References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55040
- https://github.com/sfewer-r7/CVE-2026-55040
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-55040
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/ra-microsoft-sharepoint-jwt-token-authentication-bypass-cve-2026-55040/