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Status published
Medium
CVE-2018-8159
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Exchange Outlook...
Vulnerability Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft Exchange Outlook Web Access (OWA) fails to properly handle web requests, aka "Microsoft Exchange Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Exchange Server.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
Microsoft Exchange Server
Vulnerable Versions:
2013 Cumulative Update 19, 2013 Cumulative Update 20, 2016 Cumulative Update 8, 2016 Cumulative Update 9
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 9th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.