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Status published
High
CVE-2022-21978
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Vulnerability Description
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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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Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 22, Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 11, Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 23, Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23, Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 12
Vulnerable Versions:
15.0.0, 15.02.0, 15.00.0, 15.01.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
May 10th, 2022
Last Modified:
January 2nd, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.