CVE-2022-41082highunder attackransomwareCWE-502

CVE-2022-41082: high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative…

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Published on NVDOct 3
1st PoCOct 1
metasploitSep 28
CISA KEVSep 30
Who exploits it — 1

Groups known to exploit this vulnerability (MITRE ATT&CK attribution).

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Action required by CISAfederal deadline: 2022-10-21

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In short

A vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an attacker with valid credentials to execute arbitrary code remotely on the server. This is critical because Exchange handles sensitive email data, and compromising it can lead to complete system takeover.

Technical detail

CWE-502 (Deserialization of Untrusted Data) allows authenticated attackers to bypass security restrictions and achieve remote code execution through specially crafted requests to vulnerable Exchange services. The attack requires valid user credentials and targets the deserialization process, resulting in arbitrary code execution with Exchange service privileges.

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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
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