CVE-2026-87695
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-87695- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Weakness
- CWE-829
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-100144
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
EUVD-2026-100144- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5vjr-2cg4-x9qw
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an...
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
GHSA-5vjr-2cg4-x9qw- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-829
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Inclusion of functionality from untrusted control sphere in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges locally.
- Record
CVE-2026-87695- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-829
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-87695 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Microsoft Exchange Server, published October 13, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.29%, the 21st percentile. No source names a fixed version.