---
id: CVE-2026-55052
title: Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
summary: >-
  Missing authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized
  attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C'
cvssSource: cna
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: Microsoft
product: Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016
affected:
  - sharepoint_enterprise_server_2016 >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.5561.1001
  - sharepoint_server_2019 >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.10417.20175
  - sharepoint_server_subscription_edition >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.19725.20434
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-07-13T00:00:00+00:00'
published: '2026-07-14'
updated: '2026-09-17'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-17T22:33:05.550Z'
source: CVEORG
sourceUrl: 'https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-55052'
references:
  - url: 'https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-55052'
    label: Microsoft SharePoint Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
tags:
  - cve.org
epss: 0.0094
epssPercentile: 0.5941
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T17:06:31.908Z'
---

## Overview

Missing authorization in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

## Affected

- `sharepoint_enterprise_server_2016 >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.5561.1001`
- `sharepoint_server_2019 >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.10417.20175`
- `sharepoint_server_subscription_edition >= 16.0.0 < 16.0.19725.20434`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.