CVE-2022-41082
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Description
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Official description from the CVE record, published by microsoft. Copyright © 1999-2026 The MITRE Corporation. See /security/cve/legal for the CVE license. View the record on cve.org
Key data
CVSS 3.1 High 8.0
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Attack vector: Adjacent
The attacker needs to be on the same shared network segment or a closely related one.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: Low
A basic user account is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.
| Metric | Value | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Attack vector | Adjacent | The attacker needs to be on the same shared network segment or a closely related one. |
| Attack complexity | Low | No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will. |
| Privileges required | Low | A basic user account is needed. |
| User interaction | None | No action from any user is needed. |
| Scope | Unchanged | The impact stays within the vulnerable component. |
| Confidentiality impact | High | Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data. |
| Integrity impact | High | Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data. |
| Availability impact | High | Serious or total effect on availability. |
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EPSS
- Score
- 0.99970 (99.97% probability)
- Percentile
- 99.97%
- Scores of
- Nov 10, 2026
- Model
- v2026.06.15
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
- Name in the catalog
- Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- Added to the catalog
- Sep 30, 2022
- Federal due date
- Oct 21, 2022
- Ransomware campaigns
- Known use
CISA assessment as of Feb 4, 2025
- Exploitation
- Recorded by CISA as active
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-502Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Affected products
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 23
- affected: 15.00.0 up to before 15.00.1497.044
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 22
- affected: 15.0.0 up to before 15.01.2375.037
Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 11
- affected: 15.02.0 up to before 15.02.0986.036
Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 12
- affected: 15.02.0 up to before 15.02.1118.020
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23
- affected: 15.01.0 up to before 15.01.2507.016
References
- Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (msrc.microsoft.com)vendor-advisory
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2022-41082-microsoft-exchang…
- vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2022-41082-microsoft-exchang…
- portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/…
- VU#915563 (kb.cert.org)third-party-advisory
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/170066/Microsoft-Exchange-Pro…
- secpod.com/blog/microsoft-november-2022-patch-tuesday-patch…
Timeline
- ID reserved
- Added to CISA KEV
- Record published
- Record last updated
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