CVE-2022-41040
HIGH severity · CVSS 8.8 · Server-side request forgery (SSRF) · actively exploited (CISA KEV)
8.8CVSS HIGH ● exploited ⚠ ransomware
🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities).
⚠ Known use in ransomware campaigns. Added to KEV 2022-09-30. US federal agencies must patch by 2022-10-21.
Summary
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)94%
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41040 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41040Patch
- https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41040Patch
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/915563Advisory
- https://www.secpod.com/blog/microsoft-november-2022-patch-tuesday-patches-65-vulnerabilities-including-6-zero-days/Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41040
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170066/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyNotShell-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlAdvisory