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CVE-2026-96940

CVSS 8.8

Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

Vendor
Microsoft
Product
exchange
CVSS
8.8
EPSS
0.005 (p40)
Exposure class
Email

Coverage

3

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  1. Tenable research Tenable

    Microsoft’s October 2026 Patch Tuesday addresses 1407 CVEs (CVE-2026-96951)

    69 Critical 1337 Important 0 Moderate 1 Low Microsoft addresses 1407 CVEs in the tenth Patch Tuesday of 2026, marking the second consecutive month to reset the bar as the largest Patch Tuesday release. This month’s updates…

    Exploited CVSS 8.8 Fix available CVE-2026-96951CVE-2026-21510CVE-2026-32202+20 more Microsoft
  2. CVE NVD

    Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

    Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

  3. Advisory MSRC

    CVE-2026-96940 Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

    Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

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