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CVE-2021-34523

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Published
Last modified
published
Listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 15.00.1497.015, 15.01.2176.012, 15.01.2242.008, 15.02.0792.013, 15.02.0858.010
None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub

Summary

Microsoft Exchange Server, the email and collaboration server software used by organizations, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker who can access the server could potentially gain higher privileges than they are authorized to have, allowing them to take greater control over the system.

Summarized by anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5. Verify details against the original sources.

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Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. Added to CISA KEV

    CISA has evidence of exploitation in the wild

  3. CISA remediation deadline

    Due date for US federal agencies to patch

  4. Record last updated
  5. EPSS reached 10%

    FIRST estimates at least a 10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Affected versions

  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 23

    From 15.00.0 · fixed in 15.00.1497.015

  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 19

    From 15.01.0 · fixed in 15.01.2176.012

  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 20

    From 15.01.0 · fixed in 15.01.2242.008

  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 8

    From 15.02.0 · fixed in 15.02.0792.013

  • Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 9

    From 15.02.0 · fixed in 15.02.0858.010

References 1

msrc.microsoft.com