Critical severity · published Jul 14, 2026
CVE-2026-56164
Microsoft SharePoint Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
In wildKEV
9.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
Yes
On KEV
Description
Missing authentication for critical function in Microsoft Office SharePoint allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 63% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildYes
CISA KEVListed Jul 14, 2026
Federal remediation dueJul 17, 2026
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SH
SharePoint · Microsoft
before 16.0.19725.20434; 2016; 2019 · source: NVD, KEV
MS
Microsoft SharePoint Enterprise Server 2016 · Microsoft
16.0.0 before 16.0.5561.1001 · source: vendor
MS
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2019 · Microsoft
16.0.0 before 16.0.10417.20175 · source: vendor
MS
Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition · Microsoft
16.0.0 before 16.0.19725.20434 · source: vendor
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
AI-driven bug hunting fuels record Microsoft Patch Tuesday
Microsoft has released patches for 570+ vulnerabilities on July 2026 Patch Tuesday, including two that are being leveraged by attackers (CVE-2026-56155 and CVE-2026-56164), and one that was previouly disclosed (CVE-2026-50661). The release was once again followed by Nightmare Eclipse publishing a stripped down proof-of-concept exploit for an unpatched Windows elevation of privilege (EoP) vulnerability, which the researcher dubbed LegacyHive. Vulnerabilities of note CVE-2026-56155 is an EoP flaw affecting Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS), and has … More →
The post AI-driven bug hunting fuels record Microsoft Patch Tuesday appeared first on Help Net Security .
Jul 15, 2026·Help Net Security
VulnerabilityHigh
[CISA KEV] CVE-2026-56164: Microsoft SharePoint Server - Microsoft SharePoint Server Missing Authentication for Critical Function Vulnerability
Microsoft SharePoint contains a missing authentication for critical function vulnerability that allows an unauthorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
SSSharePoint ServerCVE-2026-56164
Jul 14, 2026·CISA KEV
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56164
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56164
CISA KEV catalogue
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
vendor-advisory
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56164
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