CVE-2021-33766: Microsoft Exchange Server Information Disclosure
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 information disclosure vulnerability which can allow an unauthenticated attacker to steal email traffic from target.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- Microsoft Exchange Server contains an information disclosure vulnerability that can allow an unauthenticated attacker to steal email traffic.
- 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 from Microsoft.
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Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-33766
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-2021-33766Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 100% of all scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2021-33766 | 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.
- highCVE-2026-45504: Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
- mediumCVE-2026-45502: Microsoft Exchange Server Information Disclosure Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
- highCVE-2026-45503: Microsoft Exchange Server Information Disclosure Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
- mediumCVE-2026-45500: Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
- mediumCVE-2026-45501: Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
- highCVE-2026-45583: Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilitymsrc · 2026-06-09
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