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Affects Microsoft Exchange Server — widely deployed enterprise mail server; network-level privilege escalation could cause broad data and admin compromise.

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CVE-2026-62911

8.0
High
EPSS 1%Patch availableAug 12, 2026

Authentication bypass via replay in Microsoft Exchange enabling privilege escalation

common questions

Is CVE-2026-62911 being exploited?

Not confirmed. CVE-2026-62911 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How severe is CVE-2026-62911?

CVE-2026-62911 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.0. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.

Is there a patch for CVE-2026-62911?

Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-62911. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.

What does CVE-2026-62911 affect?

CVE-2026-62911 affects Microsoft Exchange Server (on-premises). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.

What should I do about CVE-2026-62911?

Apply vendor patch ASAP; if unavailable, restrict Exchange network access and enable enhanced logging

Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.

executive summary
technical analysis
affected
Microsoft Exchange Server (on-premises)
impact

Capture-replay authentication bypass allows elevation of privileges on Exchange over the network, enabling mailbox access, data modification, or admin takeover.

action required

Immediate action required

affected versions
Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23
  • affected>= 15.01.0.0 and < 15.01.2507.072
Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14
  • affected>= 15.02.0.0 and < 15.02.1544.044
Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15
  • affected>= 15.02.0.0 and < 15.02.1748.049
Microsoft Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition RTM
  • affected>= 15.02.0.0 and < 15.02.2562.046

As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.

how to fix
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