CVE-2026-55005
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 63rd percentile. Fixed versions are out.
What to do
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- Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23Affected: ≥ 15.01.0.0, < 15.01.2507.071Upgrade to: 15.01.2507.071Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14Affected: ≥ 15.02.0.0, < 15.02.1544.043Upgrade to: 15.02.1544.043Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15Affected: ≥ 15.02.0.0, < 15.02.1748.048Upgrade to: 15.02.1748.048Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition RTMAffected: ≥ 15.02.0.0, < 15.02.2562.045Upgrade to: 15.02.2562.045Stated by: CVE record
- Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription EditionAffected: < 15.02.2562.045Upgrade to: 15.02.2562.045Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
Heap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
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.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
1.0% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 63rd percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
12 events over 92 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Patch availablerecord updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Record updatedrecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped, record updated, record updated
Affected products
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23Operating Systems
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14Operating Systems / windows
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition RTMEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
- exchange serverOperating Systems / windows
- exchange server subscription editionEnterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 8.8 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 LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
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.
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
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