Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Microsoft Exchange Server - CVE-2022-21978
Published: May 11, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU62993
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-21978
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local administrator to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly impose security restrictions in Microsoft Exchange Server, which leads to security restrictions bypass and privilege escalation.
Affected software
Microsoft Exchange Server
How to mitigate CVE-2022-21978
Install updates from vendor's website.