known ransomware use

Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Federal due date
2021-11-17
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
Exchange Server
EPSS
99.9th percentile (score 0.940, as of 2026-06-08)
NVD CVSS v3.1
Ransomware use
Known
Upstream
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-34523

CISA short description

Microsoft Exchange Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation.

Required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

EPSS percentile is the FIRST.org exploit-probability ranking as of the date noted above; it moves daily. CVSS reflects NVD's analysis at time of publication.