CVE-2018-8265 Code injection in Microsoft Exchange Server
Attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely by sending specially crafted email messages to Microsoft Exchange Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-8265?
CVE-2018-8265 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server, published on 10 Oct 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way Microsoft Exchange software parses specially crafted email messages, aka "Microsoft Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerability." This affects Microsoft Exchange Server.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-8265?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Exchange Server.
How do I fix CVE-2018-8265?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-8265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2018-8265 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-8265 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server
- CVE-2024-21410 Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2021-34473 Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-26855 Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution
- CVE-2021-34523 Microsoft Exchange Server Privilege Escalation
- CVE-2023-21529 Microsoft Exchange Server Deserialization of Untrusted Data
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9g95-pgx7-jwh2.