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01 Record

CVE-2021-34523

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CriticalKEVPUBLISHEDCNA: microsoft
CNA base score9.0 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
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02 Description

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege 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.
CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.
EPSS probability
99.99% 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
9.0 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD analysis status
Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-08-10.
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
2021-07-14 17:54Z5 YR AGO
Last updated
2026-08-10 15:11Z2 MO AGO
Reserved
2021-06-09
Assigning CNA
microsoft
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.0)
CNA CVSS vector
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
Weaknesses
No CWE assigned
Data version
5.2
Document digest
ae9ca69308d84cf666a3ab245754093dbcb0b022dae234faed5122108ce84a26

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2315.00.0 to < 15.00.1497.015x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 1915.01.0 to < 15.01.2176.012x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 2015.01.0 to < 15.01.2242.008x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 815.02.0 to < 15.02.0792.013x64-based Systems
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 915.02.0 to < 15.02.0858.010x64-based Systems

06 References