Summary
Impact: Remote Code Execution. Microsoft rating: Important. Not known to be exploited — Exploitation Less Likely. Customer action: Required.
Details
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.
Security updates
15.02.1258.034 — https://support.microsoft.com/help/5037224
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.8
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Revision history
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#2
Microsoft is announcing the release of a new version of the Microsoft Exchange Server updates to address all known issues that were identified in the March 2024 Security Updates. Microsoft strongly recommends installing these new updates to address the vulnerability identified by CVE-2024-26198.
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#1
Information published.
References
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CVE-2024-26198 Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - HTML
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2024-26198
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Microsoft Exploitability Index
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/msrc/exploitability-index?rtc=1
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Microsoft Support Lifecycle
https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
https://www.first.org/cvss