Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Critical Threat Advisory: This vulnerability is documented in active Ransomware campaigns. Immediate remediation required.

Technical Severity

CRITICAL

9 / 10

Minimal Risk Critical

Vector Specification

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Exploitation Likelihood

94.00 %

Predictive Probability

Percentile Rank

99.9 th

Documented as more likely to be exploited than 99.9% of known CVEs.

Detection Date

Nov 03, 2021

Remediation Due

Nov 17, 2021

CISA Catalog Active

Threat Analysis

Microsoft Exchange Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

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Vendor Identity

Microsoft

Affected Product

Exchange Server

Ransomware Status

Campaign Use Known

Weakness Classification

CWE-287

National Vulnerability Database

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34523