Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
Published 2022-10-03 01:15:09
Updated 2025-04-03 20:53:34
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Vulnerability category: Execute code

Products affected by CVE-2022-41082

CVE-2022-41082 is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog

This issue is known to have been leveraged as part of a ransomware campaign.
CISA vulnerability name:
Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
CISA required action:
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA description:
Microsoft Exchange Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for authenticated remote code execution. Dubbed "ProxyNotShell," this vulnerability is chainable with CVE-2022-41040 which allows for the remote code execution.
Notes:
https://msrc-blog.microsoft.com/2022/09/29/customer-guidance-for-reported-zero-day-vulnerabilities-in-microsoft-exchange-server/; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41082
Added on 2022-09-30 Action due date 2022-10-21

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-41082

92.45%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 100 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Metasploit modules for CVE-2022-41082

  • Microsoft Exchange ProxyNotShell RCE
    Disclosure Date: 2022-09-28
    First seen: 2022-12-23
    exploit/windows/http/exchange_proxynotshell_rce
    This module chains two vulnerabilities on Microsoft Exchange Server that, when combined, allow an authenticated attacker to interact with the Exchange Powershell backend (CVE-2022-41040), where a deserialization flaw can be leveraged to obtain code execution

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-41082

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
8.0
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.1
5.9
Microsoft Corporation
8.8
HIGH CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
2.8
5.9
Microsoft Corporation

CWE ids for CVE-2022-41082

  • The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently ensuring that the resulting data will be valid.
    Assigned by:
    • 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (Secondary)
    • nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

References for CVE-2022-41082

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