{"uuid": "f2ae6159-78b2-4eda-af99-93417a41d4ac", "vulnerability_lookup_origin": "1a89b78e-f703-45f3-bb86-59eb712668bd", "author": "9f56dd64-161d-43a6-b9c3-555944290a09", "vulnerability": "CVE-2026-55040", "type": "seen", "source": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/researchers-disclose-ai-assisted.html", "content": "Security researchers found a way to enter Microsoft SharePoint servers as any user, including an administrator, with no valid account. A significant part of the work that found it was done through an AI agent.\n\nThe flaw, tracked as&nbsp;CVE-2026-55040&nbsp;(CVSS 9.1), affects SharePoint Server Subscription Edition, SharePoint Server 2019, and SharePoint Server 2016. Microsoft's", "creation_timestamp": "2026-08-11T19:00:37.472705Z"}