CVE tracker / CVE-2026-55052

CVE-2026-55052

CVE-2026-55052 is the Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. Microsoft rates it Important, CVSS 8.8. It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Published July 14, 2026.

Risk summary

HighElevation of Privilege
8.8
CVSS v3 base
0.9%
EPSS: chance of exploitation in 30 days
High
Severity
Important
Microsoft's rating
Unlikely
Microsoft: exploitation
No
In CISA KEV

Microsoft describes it: “Missing authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.”

How to fix it

Microsoft lists 3 affected products and the update that fixes each:

What Microsoft changed

Details

Weakness
CWE-862: Missing Authorization
Publicly disclosed (Microsoft)
No
Exploited (Microsoft)
No
Known exploited (CISA KEV)
Not listed
Published
July 14, 2026
Last revised
July 14, 2026

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References

Microsoft Security Update Guide NVD CVE record CWE

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