CVE-2026-55040

CRITICALPre-NVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score elevated to 9.1 because this CVE is listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2026-08-18), indicating real-world exploitation has been confirmed by US federal agencies. the CNA's CVSS baseline 9.1 retained for reference (NVD's own analysis pending). Confidence: HIGH.

Triggered by: CISA KEV (actively exploited)
Sources: cisa_kev, cna:microsoft, epss, ghsa
Trending — KEV-added this weekExploited in the wild
9.1EG
EchelonGraph verdictPatch nowTreat as an emergency — this is being exploited.
  • Actively exploited in the wild (CISA-KEV)
CISA-KEV: ExploitedEPSS PROB: 40%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: cisa kev · ssvc active · epss top5pct · public exploitExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Weak authentication in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(high)
EG Risk
96(Act)
EG Risk 96/100SSVC: Act

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity91% × 45%
Exploitation100% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Fix now — active exploitation, automatable, high impact.
EPSS PROB
40%
EPSS %ILE
99%
KEV
⚠ Exploited

Published

July 14, 2026

Last Modified

August 28, 2026

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated Aug 29, 2026
Patch available. Sources: microsoft.
microsoft Patch Available

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55040

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-55040(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 95× in last 7d / 417× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 540 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-08-30 05:20 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-30 05:20 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-30 05:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-30 01:22 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-08-30 01:07 UTCVendor advisory
  6. 2026-08-30 01:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  7. 2026-08-29 20:55 UTCVendor advisory
  8. 2026-08-29 20:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-29 16:43 UTCVendor advisory
  10. 2026-08-29 16:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-08-29 12:31 UTCVendor advisory
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  13. 2026-08-29 08:20 UTCVendor advisory
  14. 2026-08-29 08:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  15. 2026-08-29 04:07 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-29 04:06 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-28 23:55 UTCEG score recompute
  18. 2026-08-28 23:55 UTCVendor advisory
  19. 2026-08-28 23:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-28 21:41 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-28 19:42 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-28 19:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-28 17:36 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-28 17:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-28 13:23 UTCVendor advisory
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  1. 2026-08-28 13:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-08-28 09:10 UTCVendor advisory
  3. 2026-08-28 09:10 UTCGHSA enrichment
  4. 2026-08-28 04:59 UTCVendor advisory
  5. 2026-08-28 04:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-28 00:47 UTCVendor advisory
  7. 2026-08-28 00:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-27 20:36 UTCVendor advisory
  9. 2026-08-27 20:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-27 17:22 UTCCISA KEV update
  11. 2026-08-27 16:25 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-27 16:25 UTCVendor advisory
  13. 2026-08-27 16:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
  14. 2026-08-27 14:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-08-27 12:12 UTCVendor advisory
  16. 2026-08-27 12:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-08-27 08:01 UTCVendor advisory
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  19. 2026-08-27 03:49 UTCVendor advisory
  20. 2026-08-27 03:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-08-26 23:37 UTCVendor advisory
  22. 2026-08-26 23:36 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-26 19:25 UTCVendor advisory
  24. 2026-08-26 19:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  25. 2026-08-26 17:41 UTCCISA KEV update
  26. 2026-08-26 15:13 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-08-26 15:13 UTCVendor advisory
  28. 2026-08-26 15:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
  29. 2026-08-26 14:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  30. 2026-08-26 11:02 UTCVendor advisory
  31. 2026-08-26 11:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  32. 2026-08-26 06:50 UTCVendor advisory
  33. 2026-08-26 06:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  34. 2026-08-26 02:39 UTCVendor advisory
  35. 2026-08-26 02:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  36. 2026-08-25 22:27 UTCVendor advisory
  37. 2026-08-25 22:27 UTCGHSA enrichment
  38. 2026-08-25 18:16 UTCVendor advisory
  39. 2026-08-25 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  40. 2026-08-25 14:05 UTCEG score recompute
  41. 2026-08-25 14:05 UTCVendor advisory
  42. 2026-08-25 14:04 UTCGHSA enrichment
  43. 2026-08-25 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  44. 2026-08-25 09:52 UTCVendor advisory
  45. 2026-08-25 09:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
  46. 2026-08-25 05:41 UTCVendor advisory
  47. 2026-08-25 05:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  48. 2026-08-25 01:30 UTCVendor advisory
  49. 2026-08-25 01:30 UTCGHSA enrichment
  50. 2026-08-24 21:18 UTCVendor advisory
  51. 2026-08-24 21:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  52. 2026-08-24 18:52 UTCCISA KEV update
  53. 2026-08-24 17:35 UTCEG score recompute
  54. 2026-08-24 17:35 UTCVendor advisory
  55. 2026-08-24 17:35 UTCGHSA enrichment
  56. 2026-08-24 13:24 UTCEG score recompute
  57. 2026-08-24 13:24 UTCVendor advisory
  58. 2026-08-24 13:24 UTCGHSA enrichment
  59. 2026-08-24 09:12 UTCVendor advisory
  60. 2026-08-24 09:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
  61. 2026-08-24 05:01 UTCVendor advisory
  62. 2026-08-24 05:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
  63. 2026-08-24 00:50 UTCVendor advisory
  64. 2026-08-24 00:50 UTCGHSA enrichment
  65. 2026-08-23 20:39 UTCVendor advisory
  66. 2026-08-23 20:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  67. 2026-08-23 16:28 UTCVendor advisory
  68. 2026-08-23 16:28 UTCGHSA enrichment
  69. 2026-08-23 12:16 UTCVendor advisory
  70. 2026-08-23 12:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  71. 2026-08-23 08:05 UTCVendor advisory
  72. 2026-08-23 08:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
  73. 2026-08-23 03:54 UTCEG score recompute
  74. 2026-08-23 03:54 UTCVendor advisory
  75. 2026-08-23 03:53 UTCGHSA enrichment

Publicly available exploits

(3 references)

Working exploit code is in the public domain (2 GitHub PoCs). Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • GitHub PoCsfewer-r7/CVE-2026-55040
    First seen Aug 6, 2026

    Microsoft SharePoint JWT Authentication Bypass (CVE-2026-55040)

    Open source ↗
  • GitHub PoCl0ggg/CVE-2026-55040
    First seen Jul 28, 2026

    Exploit code for CVE-2026-55040, it can create auth header for any validate account.

    Open source ↗
  • Nucleijavascript/cves/2026/CVE-2026-55040.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2026

    Microsoft SharePoint Server - JWT Authentication Bypass

    Open source ↗

Frequently asked(6)

What is CVE-2026-55040?
CVE-2026-55040 is a critical vulnerability published on July 14, 2026. Weak authentication in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to bypass a security feature over a network.
When was CVE-2026-55040 disclosed?
CVE-2026-55040 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 14, 2026, with the most recent update on August 28, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-55040 actively exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2026-55040 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on August 18, 2026, affecting Microsoft SharePoint. KEV listing indicates confirmed exploitation in the wild; this CVE warrants immediate patching attention.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-55040?
CVE-2026-55040 has a CVSS v4.0 base score of 9.1 (CNA self-assessment; NVD's own analysis pending).
Which products are affected by CVE-2026-55040?
CVE-2026-55040 affects Microsoft SharePoint. The full affected-products list, including version ranges and fixed versions, is shown in the Affected Packages section of this page.
How do I remediate CVE-2026-55040?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-55040, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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