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CVE-2020-17144

Exploited in the wild. In CISA KEV since 2021‑11‑03. Fixed in publication.

CVSS 3.18.4HighEPSS percentile98th37% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVListedsince 2021-11-03, due 2022-05-03
No public exploit knownFixpublicationUpgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, BDU

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  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3 Update Rollup 31Affected: < publicationUpgrade to: publicationStated by: CVE record
  • Microsoft Corp Microsoft Exchange ServerAffected: 2010 SP3 Update Rollup 31Upgrade to: not statedStated by: BDU

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Coverage timeline

0 publishers

  1. Added to CISA KEV catalog

    ·CISA KEV

Sourced from public security reporting — each date is when it was published, not when it happened.

What it is

From the CVE record

Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS98th
CISA KEV
CISA KEV

Listed as exploited in the wild since 2021-11-03.

US federal agencies must remediate by 2022-05-03.

Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

37% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 98th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

8 events over 2024 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. OpenVAS check added
  2. EPSS band changecritical → moderate
  3. Patch availablerecord updated
  4. Added to CISA KEV
  5. Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Scored 8.4 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required HighRequires admin or elevated privileges
  • User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action

Scope

  • Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
  • Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
  • Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable

Weaknesses

ATT&CK techniques

Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.

Sources

References in the record

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