CVE-2018-8265High

Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published
October 9, 2018
Last Modified
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🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)

📋 Description

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft Exchange software parses specially crafted email messages. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could run arbitrary code in the context of the system user. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, add, or delete data. To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to send a specially crafted email to an affected Exchange server, and then convince the recipient to perform multiple actions while replying to the message. The security update addresses the vulnerability by correcting how Microsoft Exchange parses specially crafted email messages.

🎯 Affected products2

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 21
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 10

✅ Remediation

KB4459266 (Security Update)

🔗 References (3)