CVE-2026-62918: CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Microsoft Microsoft Teams
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Microsoft Teams allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-62918) in Microsoft Teams is classified under CWE-347, indicating improper verification of cryptographic signatures. The flaw enables an attacker without privileges or user interaction to spoof communications by exploiting the signature verification process. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can spoof communications within Microsoft Teams by exploiting improper cryptographic signature verification, potentially misleading users or systems relying on signature authenticity. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability, but the integrity of messages or data can be compromised.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62918 for detailed update instructions.
CVE-2026-62918: CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature in Microsoft Microsoft Teams
Description
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Microsoft Teams allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
Microsoft
Microsoft Teams
Weaknesses
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability (CVE-2026-62918) in Microsoft Teams is classified under CWE-347, indicating improper verification of cryptographic signatures. The flaw enables an attacker without privileges or user interaction to spoof communications by exploiting the signature verification process. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, no confidentiality impact, high integrity impact, and no availability impact. Microsoft has published an official fix to remediate this vulnerability.
Potential Impact
An attacker can spoof communications within Microsoft Teams by exploiting improper cryptographic signature verification, potentially misleading users or systems relying on signature authenticity. There is no direct impact on confidentiality or availability, but the integrity of messages or data can be compromised.
Mitigation Recommendations
An official fix is available from Microsoft. Users and administrators should apply the vendor-provided patch as soon as possible to remediate this vulnerability. Refer to the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62918 for detailed update instructions.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- microsoft
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-14T21:25:21.036Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- official-fix
- Vendor Advisory Urls
- [{"url":"https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62918","vendor":"Microsoft"}]
Threat ID: 6a752657bf8831d539809a5f
Added to database: 08/07/2026, 00:27:03 UTC
Last enriched: 08/14/2026, 14:05:39 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 22:12:07 UTC
Views: 73
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