CVE-2024-49040 | Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability

Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability

Published: 2024-11-12 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-49040 is rated High Risk (65.2/100): CVSS High severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 7.75%, 94th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +2.35% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-49040

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 5.39% 7.75% +2.35%
2 2026-05-04 5.53% 5.39% -0.14%
3 2026-04-21 — 5.53% —

Full EPSS history (21 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-49040

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.5 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N 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:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 3.9 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-49040

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-49040

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_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-2024-49040

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