CVE-2022-41040

Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41040	Patch Vendor Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170066/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyNotShell-Remote-Code-Execution.html	Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-41040	Mitigation Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/915563	Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.secpod.com/blog/microsoft-november-2022-patch-tuesday-patches-65-vulnerabilities-including-6-zero-days/	Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41040	US Government Resource

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_23::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_22::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_23::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_11::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_12::::::

History

30 Oct 2025, 19:36

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41040 -~~	() https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-41040 - US Government Resource

Information

Published : 2022-10-03 01:15

Updated : 2025-10-30 19:36

NVD link : CVE-2022-41040

Mitre link : CVE-2022-41040

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-41040

JSON object : View

Products Affected

microsoft

exchange_server

CWE

CWE-918

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

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