CVE-2026-70279: Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability

Overview

Severity
Critical (CVSS 9.3)
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Category
Spoofing
Exploit Status
Not Exploited
Exploitation Likelihood
More Likely
Patch Tuesday
2026-Oct
Released
2026-10-13

Description

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

FAQ

How could an attacker exploit this vulnerability? An attacker could send a specially crafted link to a user and persuade them to click it, with no authentication required. If a user with administrative privileges clicks the link, successful exploitation could allow the attacker to perform actions using that user's privileges, potentially allowing access to or modification of organizational data. According to the CVSS metric, user interaction is required (UI:R). What interaction would the user have to do? Exploitation of the vulnerability requires that a user to open a specially crafted link. An attacker would have no way to force users to click the link. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to click the link through social engineering. According to the CVSS metric, a successful exploitation could lead to a scope change (S:C). What does this mean for this vulnerability? The vulnerability is in the web server, but the malicious scripts execute in the victim’s browser on their machine.

Affected Products (4)

ESU

  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23

Server Software

  • Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition RTM

Security Updates (1)

Acknowledgments

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Revision History

  • 2026-10-13: Information published.