24 Jul, 2026

Critical SharePoint RCE flaw exploited to steal machine keys

Hackers are actively exploiting the critical CVE-2026-50522 vulnerability in Microsoft SharePoint to steal machine keys and maintain access even after affected servers are patched. An attacker obtaining them can create valid authentication tokens to impersonate users and access available resources such as SharePoint sites and documents with the privileges of the forged identity. Microsoft describes the […]

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