Security Updates for Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition (February 2026)

high Nessus Plugin ID 298559

Synopsis

The Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition installation on the remote host is missing a security update.

Description

The Microsoft SharePoint Server Subscription Edition installation on the remote host is missing security updates. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities:

- A session spoofing vulnerability exists. An attacker can exploit this to perform actions with the privileges of another user. (CVE-2026-21511, CVE-2026-21260)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Microsoft has released security updates to address this issue.

See Also

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/5002833

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21511

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-21260

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 298559

File Name: smb_nt_ms26_feb_office_sharepoint_subscr.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: windows

Published: 2/10/2026

Updated: 2/11/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-21511

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:microsoft:sharepoint_server:subscription

Required KB Items: SMB/MS_Bulletin_Checks/Possible

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/10/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/10/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-21260, CVE-2026-21511

MSFT: MS26-5002833

MSKB: 5002833