CVE-2025-59249

Oct. 14, 2025, 7:35 p.m.

8.8
High

Description

Weak authentication in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Microsoft
  • Exchange Server
  • *

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-1390
Weak Authentication
The product uses an authentication mechanism to restrict access to specific users or identities, but the mechanism does not sufficiently prove that the claimed identity is correct.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a microsoft exchange_server / / / / / / / /

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Oct. 14, 2025, 5:16 p.m.
Last Modified: Oct. 14, 2025, 7:35 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

secure@microsoft.com

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