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Microsoft Teams EUVDEUVD-2026-54316

| CVE-2026-62918 HIGH
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature (CWE-347)
2026-08-07 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-p2wf-cwq4-f5gj
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: microsoft
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Identify Teams JWT acceptance endpoint
  2. Delivery
    Craft JWT with forged identity claims
  3. Exploit
    Submit token without valid signature
  4. Execution
    Teams accepts token due to improper signature check
  5. Persist
    Impersonate target user or service
  6. Impact
    Conduct spoofing or social engineering within Teams

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A04:2025 - Cryptographic Failures
ASVS 5.0
V11 - Cryptography Signature verification
Exploitation Conditions

Based on the CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, no special conditions are required - this is remote unauthenticated exploitation over the network against Microsoft Teams without victim interaction. The attack vector is network-accessible, and no non-default configuration, specific feature flag, or elevated privilege is described as a prerequisite. Exploitation is bounded by the following limiting factors: impact is restricted to integrity (I:H) - specifically spoofing and identity impersonation - with no confidentiality breach (C:N) or service disruption (A:N) confirmed. The scope is unchanged (S:U), meaning the exploit does not pivot into adjacent systems beyond Teams itself. The practical reach of spoofing depends on what platform features and integrations trust Teams identity claims downstream.

Impact

The CVSS 7.5 (High) score is driven by an exceptionally permissive vector: AV:N (network-reachable), AC:L (no special conditions), PR:N (no authentication), UI:N (no victim interaction), resulting in I:H (high integrity impact). This profile represents a realistic and accessible attack - any network-adjacent unauthenticated attacker can attempt exploitation without needing to satisfy unusual prerequisites. EPSS data was not provided, so probabilistic exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from this input. KEV status is absent and no POC has been identified, meaning active exploitation is not confirmed. Despite the high CVSS, the bounded impact - C:N, A:N - limits damage to spoofing and impersonation rather than data exfiltration or service disruption. In an enterprise communication platform like Teams, however, identity spoofing carries outsized business risk: impersonating a trusted colleague or executive can enable phishing, approval fraud, or lateral trust abuse. The authentication bypass tag heightens concern because successful exploitation may bypass conditional-access or zero-trust controls relying on Teams-layer identity assertions.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An unauthenticated attacker crafts a JWT with forged identity claims - for example, asserting they are a specific user or service account - and submits it to a Microsoft Teams API endpoint or authentication flow. Because Teams fails to properly verify the cryptographic signature on the token, it accepts the forged claims and processes the request as if it originated from the impersonated identity. No public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis, but the low attack complexity (AC:L) suggests the technique would be straightforward to operationalize once the specific vulnerable endpoint and token format are identified.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: Vendor states no customer action required.
No patch listed yet 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 07, 2026

Cryptographic signature spoofing in Microsoft Teams exposes enterprise collaboration environments to unauthenticated identity impersonation over the network. The flaw, tagged as a JWT attack enabling authentication bypass, allows a remote attacker with no prior credentials to forge or tamper with token-based identity claims that Teams fails to properly verify. No active exploitation has been confirmed by CISA KEV, and no public proof-of-concept has been identified at time of analysis, though the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N) indicates a low-barrier, remotely exploitable path with high integrity impact.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-released patch by following the guidance in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62918 - an exact patched version number is not independently confirmed from the available data and should be verified there. Because Microsoft Teams (particularly the SaaS version) is often updated automatically by Microsoft, organizations should verify their tenant's update channel and confirm client versions are current. As a compensating control pending confirmation, security teams should enable anomalous sign-in and identity alerts in Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps or Purview, focusing on unexpected identity changes or unusual message-sender patterns within Teams. Network-layer controls (firewall rules) are not effective mitigations, since this is an application-layer JWT handling flaw. Restricting Teams API access to known corporate IP ranges via Conditional Access policies may reduce the attack surface for unauthenticated external actors, though it does not address the root flaw.

Affected VersionsENISA

Microsoft Teams - (version not specified)

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause is CWE-347 (Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature), meaning Microsoft Teams does not adequately validate the cryptographic signature on tokens used to assert user or service identity. The intelligence tags - 'JWT Attack' and 'Authentication Bypass' - indicate the affected mechanism is JSON Web Token (JWT) processing, which is widely used in Microsoft's identity stack (Azure AD / Entra ID) to convey signed claims about user identity, permissions, or session state. When a JWT signature check is improperly implemented - for example, accepting unsigned tokens, accepting tokens signed with a weak or mismatched algorithm (e.g., the 'alg:none' bypass), or failing to validate the signing key - an attacker can craft arbitrary token payloads. No CPE strings were provided in the available input, so exact affected build versions cannot be enumerated from this data alone; the MSRC advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62918 is the authoritative source for version scope.

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Severity by source

Vendor (microsoft) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
ENISA EUVD CRITICAL
vuln.today AI 7.5 HIGH

Network-reachable JWT forgery requires no credentials or interaction; integrity-only impact reflects impersonation with no data exposure or disruption.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (microsoft).

CVSS VectorVendor: microsoft

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Microsoft Teams allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

A critical identity verification vulnerability in Microsoft Teams allows unauthenticated remote attackers to forge user identities and bypass authentication protections, exposing all enterprise collaboration data and access controls to impersonation. This attack requires no prior credentials or user interaction and can target any Teams deployment directly over the network. Immediate detection and monitoring controls are required to protect organizational assets pending vendor patch availability.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations: implement multi-factor authentication enforcement for Teams access to sensitive resources; deploy network monitoring to detect cryptographic signature anomalies in token validation; restrict Teams API endpoint access by IP address where operationally feasible; maintain real-time logging and alerting on failed authentication attempts and token validation failures; review and enforce conditional access policies to limit lateral movement from compromised sessions; monitor vendor security advisories for patch availability.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78% exploitable
Prevalence
High
widely deployed enterprise collaboration suite across global organizations
EU Gov Alert
Listed
Top-tier national CERT alert
Threat Intel
2
1 sources
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:N/A
Service Type
Hosted
Vendor-managed, no client patch needed
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
8 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available No
Active threat Yes
Deciding rule
Vendor states no customer action required
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

58
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: +20

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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