CVE-2022-41080
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- 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
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-41080- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-44324
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2022-44324- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/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-2cwh-g5wf-mfh8
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE...
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-41123.
- Record
GHSA-2cwh-g5wf-mfh8- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CISA KEV No score
Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Microsoft Exchange Server contains an unspecified vulnerability that allows for privilege escalation. This vulnerability is chainable with CVE-2022-41082, which allows for remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2022-41080- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2022-41080- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | ohnonoyesyes/CVE-2022-41080 | 2022-12-23 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| exploitation | ||
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, CISA KEV, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-41080 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Microsoft Exchange Server, published November 9, 2022. CISA lists it as known to be exploited, since January 10, 2023. EUVD reports exploitation since January 10, 2023. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 77.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.