Microsoft Exchange Server up to 2019 CU12 privilege escalation

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7.4$0-$5k0.51

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 CU23/2016 CU22/2016 CU23/2019 CU11/2019 CU12. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-41079. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been 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 11/08/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-41079. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2026).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-44323). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.0
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privilege escalation
CWE: Unknown
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

09/19/2022 🔍
11/08/2022 +50 days 🔍
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07/28/2026 +1358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-41079 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41079
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-213138
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/08/2022 20:35
Updated: 07/28/2026 17:19
Changes: 11/08/2022 20:35 (28), 11/08/2022 20:36 (6), 11/08/2022 20:40 (19), 12/10/2022 08:37 (2), 07/28/2026 17:19 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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