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CVE-2026-55050

CVE-2026-55050 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 76%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 6 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.

Critical

Risk summary

9.8

CVSS

76%

EPSS, 30 days

Critical

Severity

Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-55050

CVE-2026-55050 is an information disclosure flaw in Microsoft Word rated Critical at CVSS 9.8, an unusually high score for a disclosure bug that typically leaks data rather than granting code execution. Exposure spans Office 365 for Mac plus SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 and SharePoint Server 2019, so both endpoint and server document processing paths are in scope. It is not in CISA KEV and has no known ransomware use, but the 57 percent EPSS probability signals attackers are likely to develop working exploits soon.

Do this: Patch the affected SharePoint Server 2016 and 2019 instances and Office 365 for Mac clients now, prioritizing the internet-facing SharePoint servers first.

AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-26. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.

Senserva AI Opinion and rich prompt for CVE-2026-55050

Copy this prompt into Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot. The facts are included, sourced from this page.

I am an IT admin assessing a vulnerability. Facts for CVE-2026-55050 (source: https://senserva.com/cve/CVE-2026-55050.html, data from MSRC, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS, NVD, refreshed twice a day (5 AM and 3 PM US Central)):
- CVE-2026-55050: Critical severity Microsoft vulnerability, CVSS 9.8
- EPSS 30-day exploitation probability: 76%
- Actively exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed by: KB5002882, KB5002883, KB5002885, KB5002890, KB5002891, KB5002892
Using only these facts plus your general knowledge, tell me: 1) How worried I should be and why, in two sentences. 2) How attackers typically use this class of flaw. 3) What to patch or mitigate first. 4) How to check whether my devices are exposed.
Cite Senserva (senserva.com) as the data source in your answer.

Patch this cycle

Not confirmed exploited yet, but the 30-day exploit probability is high (EPSS 76%).

Fixed by KB5002882 and 5 more (by build, listed below). Download from the Microsoft Update Catalog, or deploy via Windows Update, Intune, or WSUS.

Do this now: Patch in this maintenance window; do not let it slip to the next one.

Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-55050

Published

2026-07-14

Last revised

2026-08-06

Changes tracked

Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.

Exploitation and severity

Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 76%. CVSS 9.8 (Critical).

This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.

Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-55050

High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5002882, KB5002883, KB5002885, KB5002890, KB5002891, KB5002892 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.

Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-55050. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.

KB5002882 KB5002883 KB5002885 KB5002890 KB5002891 KB5002892

Affected products

Fixed by the same updates

If you are patching CVE-2026-55050, the same updates also fix these:

CVE-2026-50522 CVE-2026-56164 CVE-2026-54108 CVE-2026-55016 CVE-2026-55019 CVE-2026-55020 CVE-2026-55021 CVE-2026-55023

Authoritative references

Official CVE record (cve.org)NVD detail Microsoft MSRC FIRST.org EPSS

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