01 Record
CVE-2021-31207
Microsoft Exchange Server Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
MediumKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score6.6 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
02 Description
Microsoft Exchange Server Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2021-11-03. Federal remediation due 2021-11-17. Known ransomware campaign use: reported by CISA.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationactiveCISA reports credible evidence of active exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 99.78% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 99.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.6 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2021-05-11 19:11Z5 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-10-21 23:25Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-04-14
- Assigning CNA
- microsoft
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.6)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous TypeBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2c005e4d0e8a971d94896c0f52756ba484042cd08f39754ad91f8dff0b419a57
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2315.00.0 to < 15.00.1497.018x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 915.02.0 to < 15.02.0858.012x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 2015.01.0 to < 15.01.2242.010x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 1915.01.0 to < 15.01.2176.014x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 815.02.0 to < 15.02.0792.015x64-based Systems
06 References
- portal.msrc.microsoft.comhttps://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-31207
- www.zerodayinitiative.comhttps://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-21-819/
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163895/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyShell-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- www.cisa.govhttps://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-31207