CVE-2022-41079
Published: 09 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-41079 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server. Its CVSS base score is 8.0 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 22.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Microsoft Exchange Server is affected by a spoofing vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-41079. The flaw received a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.0 with an attack vector of adjacent network, low attack complexity, and low privileges required, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An authenticated attacker positioned on the same network segment can exploit the issue to spoof identity or data within Exchange, potentially leading to unauthorized access or manipulation of email-related resources and services. No user interaction is required for successful exploitation.
Microsoft has published remediation guidance in its Security Response Center advisory for CVE-2022-41079. The EPSS score for this vulnerability rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0544 on 2025-01-22 before receding, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest well after initial disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-44323
Vulnerability details
Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.