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CVE-2021-42321 — Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

provenance: imported · CVE: CVE-2021-42321 · CWE: CWE-184 CWE-502

CVE-2021-42321: Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Vendor / project Microsoft
Product Exchange
Date added 2021-11-17
Due date 2021-12-01
Ransomware campaign use Known

Description

An authenticated attacker could leverage improper validation in cmdlet arguments within Microsoft Exchange and perform remote code execution.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42321

Weakness behind it

CISA records this vulnerability as an instance of CWE-184, CWE-502. From there the chain continues into CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques, all inside this corpus.

References

  • NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-42321
  • KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog

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