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CVE-2021-26858

high CISA KEV

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Vendor / product: Microsoft — Exchange Server

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS
7.8
7.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secure@microsoft.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2021-03-03 00:15
Modified: 2026-10-01 21:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC
Exploitation
Listed in CISA KEV
Added 2021-11-03 · due 2022-05-03
Known ransomware use: Known

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Affected products

microsoft / exchange_server 2013, 2016, 2019

Weakness classification (CWE)

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26858
Vendor advisory: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26858
Patch / mitigation: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2021-26858
Patch / mitigation: https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-26858

References

Data sources

CISA KEV — fetched 2026-10-27 06:50 UTC · record ↗
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 07:07 UTC · record ↗

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