CVE-2021-31207: Microsoft Exchange Server Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Microsoft Exchange Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for security feature bypass.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Exchange Server contains a vulnerability that allows for security feature bypass.
- Who is affected
- Deployments of Microsoft Exchange Server.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent due to active exploitation and critical severity.
- Action
- Apply the latest security updates for Exchange Server.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-31207
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2021-31207Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 99.9% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-31207 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
Recent advisories for Microsoft Exchange Server
A cluster of recent advisories against the same product widens the attack surface — attackers routinely chain freshly published CVEs on one product, so review these together.
- criticalCVE-2026-65801: Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Microsoft Exchange Online allows an unauthorized attacke…nvd · 2026-08-20
- high[NEW] [high] Microsoft Exchange Server: Multiple vulnerabilitiescert-bund · 2026-08-12
- unknownNCSC-2026-0289 [1.00] [M/H] Vulnerabilities fixed in Microsoft Exchange Serverncsc-nl · 2026-08-12
- mediumCVE-2026-65813: Server-side request forgery (ssrf) in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker …nvd · 2026-08-11
- mediumCVE-2026-62915: Missing authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to bypass a s…nvd · 2026-08-11
- highCVE-2026-62914: Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Micros…nvd · 2026-08-11
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