Description
Weak authentication in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
16.0.0 to < 16.0.5561.1001affected
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019
16.0.0 to < 16.0.10417.20175affected
Microsoft Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition
16.0.0 to < 16.0.19725.20434affected
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55040 ↗
- https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/ra-microsoft-sharepoint-jwt-token-authentication-bypass-cve-2026-55040/ ↗
- https://github.com/sfewer-r7/CVE-2026-55040 ↗
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-55040 ↗