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CVE-2025-59249

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS 8.8 HIGHEPSS 0.7%CWE-1390
In short

Microsoft Exchange Server has weak authentication that allows someone with legitimate access to gain higher privileges on the system. This is serious because it lets an insider or compromised account take control of the entire email server.

Technical detail

An authenticated attacker can exploit weak authentication mechanisms in Microsoft Exchange Server to escalate privileges remotely. The vulnerability requires prior authentication access and enables complete compromise of the Exchange Server infrastructure.

Summary generated and translated by AI from the official description.
Weak authentication in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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