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critical 9.8

CVE-2023-21709 in the critical feed json

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

published 2023-08-08 3 y ago modified 2026-08-10 2 mo ago also EUVD-2023-25876

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.0%
EPSS 2.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 80%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Patch / fix

  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23 15.01.2507.032
  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 12 15.02.1118.037
  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 13 15.02.1258.025

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
20 mo ago

Exploit prediction

1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
CNA 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23
  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 12
  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 13

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Technology feeds

References

Sources

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