CVE-2026-62913
HIGH 8.8 ALL-YEARSHeap-based buffer overflow in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to execute code over a network.
Severe if exploited (CVSS 8.8), but no confirmed exploitation. Patch on a normal cadence.
Exploitation likelihood
0.9%chance of exploitation in 30 days · 60th percentile
Impact if exploited
8.8CVSS 3.1 · HIGH · CNA
- ConfidentialityHigh
- IntegrityHigh
- AvailabilityHigh
What an attacker needs
- ✓Access: Reachable over the network — no local access needed
- ⚠Privileges: Requires a low-privilege account
- ✓User interaction: No user interaction needed
- ✓Complexity: No special conditions — reliably repeatable
✓ lowers the bar for an attacker · ⚠ raises it
Proof of concept
No public PoC is currently catalogued.
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Affected
Vendors Microsoft
Products Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23 Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15 Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition Rtm Exchange Server Exchange Server Subscription Edition
Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-122: : Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
References and research data (JSON)
Known Affected Software Configurations
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| Microsoft | Exchange Server | 2016 |
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| Microsoft | Exchange Server Subscription Edition | < 15.02.2562.046 |
All CVSS metrics
- HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · CNA Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - HIGH 8.8 v3.1 · NVD Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Patches & mitigations
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-62913 CVE record · microsoft · Updated 2026-10-21T20:55:13.522Z
NVD · CVE-2026-62913 · Updated 2026-08-14T16:32:17.510
Advisories
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2026-56415 EUVD · EUVD-2026-56415
Sources: NVD · CVE.org · All sources and attribution · EPSS