Microsoft Exchange Server up to 2019 CU12 privilege escalation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 CU23/2016 CU22/2016 CU23/2019 CU11/2019 CU12. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-21978. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 CU23/2016 CU22/2016 CU23/2019 CU11/2019 CU12 (Groupware Software). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was presented 05/10/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is shared at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-21978. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/02/2025).

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.7

VulDB Base Score: 9.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.9
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.2
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

12/16/2021 🔍
05/10/2022 +145 days 🔍
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05/11/2022 +0 days 🔍
01/02/2025 +967 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-21978 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-21978
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-199353

Entryinfo

Created: 05/11/2022 05:53
Updated: 01/02/2025 20:33
Changes: 05/11/2022 05:53 (34), 05/11/2022 05:57 (19), 05/12/2022 14:25 (2), 05/12/2022 14:26 (11), 01/02/2025 20:33 (23)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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