CVE-2021-26854

HIGHNVD 7.27.2—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 7.2 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 25% (97th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs). GitHub Security Advisory enrichment pending alignment with NVD CVSS.

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
7.2EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan mitigationSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 25%CVSS: 7.2Exploit: Elevated riskExposed services: Not assessed

A fix is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but no release containing it is confirmed — find the release that contains it; until it is applied, mitigate (WAF / firewall / segmentation).

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS v3
7.2
EG Score
7.2HIGHmedium confidence
EG Risk
53
EG Risk 53/100CISA SSVC

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity72% × 45%
Exploitation40% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
CISA SSVC: Track at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).
Action: A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.
EPSS PROB
25%
EPSS %ILE
97th
KEV
Not listed

CISA SSVCTrack at low or medium mission impact; Track* or Attend at high (mission-essential systems).

A fix is referenced, but no release containing it is confirmed. Check the referenced fix and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains it and apply that within your standard update timelines at low or medium mission impact and sooner than that at high; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation.

Exploitation public PoC (EG-KEV: elevated) · Automatable unknown (not published for this CVE) · Technical impact partial (CVSS below 9.0). Mission impact is CISA's Mission & Well-being decision point, and only you can judge it: high means the affected system is essential to your organisation's mission, or its compromise could cause irreversible harm to people. CISA's decision table

Published

March 3, 2021

Last Modified

August 19, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 19, 2026
Fix referenced — no release confirmed yet. Sources: microsoft.
microsoftMentions a patch (unverified)

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26854
microsoftMentions a patch (unverified)

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center

Security Update Guide - Microsoft Security Response Center. Patch available via Microsoft Security Update

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26854

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2021-26854(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Data Freshness Timeline

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Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  23. 2026-08-19 18:09 UTCVendor advisory
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  25. 2026-08-19 17:20 UTCNVD updateCVSS v3 → 7.2 · severity → HIGH
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2021-26854?
CVE-2021-26854 is a high vulnerability published on March 3, 2021. Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
When was CVE-2021-26854 disclosed?
CVE-2021-26854 was first published on March 3, 2021, with the most recent update on August 19, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2021-26854 actively exploited?
CVE-2021-26854 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (97th percentile of EPSS-scored CVEs).
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2021-26854?
CVE-2021-26854 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2021-26854?
A fix for CVE-2021-26854 is referenced (a reference tagged "Patch", often a source commit), but EchelonGraph has no release containing it on record. Check that reference and the vendor's advisory for a release that contains the fix and update to it; until then, restrict network exposure of the affected system or apply the vendor's mitigation. The vendor advisories EchelonGraph has for CVE-2021-26854 are linked in the Vendor Advisories panel on this page.

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