CVE-2026-55040: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition improper JWT validation lead to Arbitrary Account Login
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Summary
CVE-2026-55040: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition's token handler skips JWT signature validation, letting attackers forge Bearer tokens and log in as arbitrary accounts, including site admins.
- CVE
- CVE-2026-55040
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--- id: 7287 title: "CVE-2026-55040: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition improper JWT validation lead to Arbitrary Account Login" cve: CVE-2026-55040 source_domain: blog.viettelcybersecurity.com source_url: "https://blog.viettelcybersecurity.com/sharepoint-cve-2026-55040/" published_at: "2026-08-11T05:13:00Z" tags: ["authentication-bypass", "microsoft", "sharepoint", "jwt", "spoofing", "cve-2026-55040"] phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7287" lang: en --- # CVE-2026-55040: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition improper JWT validation lead to Arbitrary Account Login ## Summary CVE-2026-55040: SharePoint Server Subscription Edition's token handler skips JWT signature validation, letting attackers forge Bearer tokens and log in as arbitrary accounts, including site admins. ## Intelligence Metadata - **Sources:** blog.viettelcybersecurity.com - **CVE:** CVE-2026-55040 - **Published:** 2026-08-11T05:13:00Z - **Original:** https://blog.viettelcybersecurity.com/sharepoint-cve-2026-55040/ - **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7287