CVE-2022-41080: Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability (KEV)

Description

Microsoft Exchange Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. This vulnerability is chainable with CVE-2022-41082, which allows for remote code execution.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2022-41080; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41080

Weakness behind it

CISA has not recorded a CWE for this entry, so the CVE → CWE → CAPEC → ATT&CK chain cannot be walked from here. That is a gap in the catalogue, not evidence the vulnerability has no weakness class — check the NVD record below.

References

• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41080
• KEV catalog: https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog