CVE-2021-31196

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

  • High 7.2
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 21 Aug 2024

Description

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Key facts

Published
14 Jul 2021
Last changed
10 Aug 2026
Assigned by
microsoft
KEV added
21 Aug 2024
KEV fix due
11 Sep 2024
EPSS
54.056% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.023% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 7.2CVSS 3.1, Highfrom the CNA (microsoft)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 23
  • 15.00.0 up to but excluding 15.00.1497.023 (affected)
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 20
  • 15.01.0 up to but excluding 15.01.2242.012 (affected)
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 21
  • 15.01.0 up to but excluding 15.01.2308.014 (affected)
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 10
  • 15.02.0 up to but excluding 15.02.0922.013 (affected)
MicrosoftMicrosoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 9
  • 15.02.0 up to but excluding 15.02.0858.015 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 14 Jul 2021 Published
  2. 21 Aug 2024 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

References