Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
🔗 CVE IDs covered (1)
📋 Description
How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An unauthenticated attacker could exploit the vulnerability by placing a specially crafted file onto an online directory or in a local network location then convincing the user to open it. In a successful attack, this will then load a malicious DLL which could lead to a remote code execution.
According to the CVSS metric, the attack vector is network (AV:N) and the user interaction is required (UI:R). What is the target context of the remote code execution? This attack requires a specially crafted file to be placed either in an online directory or in a local network location. When a victim runs this file, it loads the malicious DLL.
🎯 Affected products3
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 13
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14
✅ Remediation
KB5037224 (Security Update) — fixed build 15.02.1258.034 KB5037224 (Security Update) — fixed build 15.02.1544.011 KB5037224 (Security Update) — fixed build 15.01.2507.039
🔗 References (4)
- advisoryhttps://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26198
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=8c2c81e5-fc91-4ee6-bc5f-ed5d1a423017
- referencehttps://support.microsoft.com/help/5037224
- patchhttps://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?familyid=11b316cf-c030-43e0-9a09-2717bb9630c5