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CVE-2018-8581

CRITICAL ⌖ ON CISA KEV · EXPLOITED
DETAIL
SourceCISA-KEV · kev Published2022-03-03 Referencehttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8581 ↗
⌖ EXPLOITED IN THE WILD SHAME 80/100 ransomwareexploited-in-wild

Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities allowed attackers to impersonate users, linked to ransomware activity and actively exploited in the wild.

▸ RECOMMENDED ACTION  Actively exploited (CISA KEV) — remediate now, ahead of your normal patch cycle.

DESCRIPTION

A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange Server. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could attempt to impersonate any other user of the Exchange server.

AFFECTED FEDRAMP PRODUCTS · 4
PRODUCTSTATUS
Azure Commercial Cloud
Microsoft
Authorized
Azure Government (includes Dynamics 365)
Microsoft
Authorized
Microsoft Office 365 GCC High
Microsoft
In Process
Office 365 Multi-Tenant & Supporting Services
Microsoft
Authorized