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Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-10-04 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-22 00:32

Details

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2022-41040 (GCVE-0-2022-41040)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-10-03 00:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:15

Summary

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


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

CWE

Elevation of Privilege

Assigner

microsoft

References

URL

Tags

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vendor-advisory

Impacted products

Vendor

Product

Version

Microsoft

Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 23

Affected: 15.00.0 , < 15.00.1497.044 (custom)

Microsoft	Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 22	Affected: 15.0.0 , < 15.01.2375.037 (custom)
Microsoft	Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 11	Affected: 15.02.0 , < 15.02.0986.036 (custom)
Microsoft	Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 12	Affected: 15.02.0 , < 15.02.1118.020 (custom)
Microsoft	Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23	Affected: 15.01.0 , < 15.01.2507.016 (custom)

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