CVE-2020-16875
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Published
- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- 1 Metasploit module
Summary
<p>A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange server due to improper validation of cmdlet arguments.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the System user. Exploitation of the vulnerability requires an authenticated user in a certain Exchange role to be compromised.</p> <p>The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Exchange handles cmdlet arguments.</p>
Timeline
- CVE published
- Record last updated
- EPSS reached 10%
FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Affected versions
- Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 5
From 15.02.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 6
From 15.02.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 16
From 15.01.0
- Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 17
From 15.01.0