CVE-2024-26198 | Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published: 2024-03-12 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2024-26198 is rated High Risk (71.9/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 6.82%, 93th percentile). Core evidence: EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +4.13% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-26198

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 2.69% 6.82% +4.13%
2 2026-05-05 2.93% 2.69% -0.24%
3 2026-04-01 2.93%

Full EPSS history (52 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-26198

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-26198

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-26198

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_20:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_21:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_22:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2016 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft exchange_server 2019 cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-26198

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