CVE-2025-59249 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Weak authentication in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

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Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59249

History

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 17:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		Weak authentication in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authorized attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
Title		Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Weaknesses		CWE-1390
References		https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2025-59249
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.8, 'vector': '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'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: microsoft

Published: 2025-10-14T17:00:42.051Z

Updated: 2025-10-15T03:56:02.851Z

Reserved: 2025-09-11T04:30:28.170Z

Link: CVE-2025-59249

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-10-14T19:36:26.261Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-10-14T17:16:07.070

Modified: 2025-10-14T19:35:56.913

Link: CVE-2025-59249

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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