CVE-2021-27065 
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                            Description  
                            
                            Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
                            
                            
                            
                            
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                                    CVSS Version 4.0
                                     
                                    CVSS Version 3.x
                                     
                                    CVSS Version 2.0
                                     
                                
                                
                                    
                                        
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                                                    CNA:   Microsoft Corporation 
                                                
                                             
                                         
                                        
                                        
												Vector:   CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H  
                                             
                                        
                                     
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                    
                                 
                                
                                
                                    CVSS 2.0 Severity and Vector Strings:   
                                    
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
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                                        This CVE is in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
                                     
                                    
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                                            Vulnerability Name 
                                            Date Added 
                                            Due Date 
                                            Required Action 
                                         
                                         
                                        
                                        
                                            Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 
                                            11/03/2021 
                                            04/16/2021 
                                            Apply updates per vendor instructions. 
                                         
                                         
                                    
                                 
                                
                                    Weakness Enumeration 
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            CWE-ID 
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                                                CWE-22 
                                                
                                             
                                            Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') 
                                            
														
														 
														
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                                    Change History 
                                     15 change records found show changes 
                                     
                                    
	
		
			 
			
				CVE Modified by CISA-ADP  10/21/2025 8:17:28 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27065 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				CVE Modified by CISA-ADP  10/21/2025 4:18:25 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27065 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				CVE Modified by CISA-ADP  10/21/2025 3:18:57 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-27065 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				Modified Analysis by NIST  3/07/2025 4:59:37 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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				CVE Modified by CISA-ADP  2/04/2025 3:15:41 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								CWE-22 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				CVE Modified by CVE  11/21/2024 12:57:17 AM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161938/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyLogon-Remote-Code-Execution.html 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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								http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162736/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyLogon-Collector.html 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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						Reference 
						
							
							
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27065 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				Modified Analysis by NIST  7/25/2024 1:34:21 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
						Action 
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						CPE Configuration 
						
							
							
							
								OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_22:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_23:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_21:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_3:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation  5/14/2024 4:37:05 AM  
			 
			
				 
					
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				CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation  12/29/2023 12:16:04 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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						Description 
						
							
							
							
								Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2021-26412, CVE-2021-26854, CVE-2021-26855, CVE-2021-26857, CVE-2021-26858, CVE-2021-27078. 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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						CVSS V3.1 
						
							
							
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								Microsoft Corporation AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				CWE Remap by NIST  7/12/2022 1:42:04 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								NVD-CWE-noinfo
 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								CWE-22
 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				Modified Analysis by NIST  5/23/2022 12:00:04 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162736/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyLogon-Collector.html No Types Assigned 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162736/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyLogon-Collector.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation  5/21/2021 2:15:08 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/162736/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyLogon-Collector.html [No Types Assigned] 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				Modified Analysis by NIST  3/26/2021 4:08:34 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
						Action 
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						Changed 
						CPE Configuration 
						
							
							
							
								OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_23:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_22:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_23:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_10:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_11:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_12:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_13:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_14:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_15:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_16:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_17:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_9:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_1:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_2:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_4:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_5:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_6:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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								http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161938/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyLogon-Remote-Code-Execution.html No Types Assigned 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161938/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyLogon-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				CVE Modified by Microsoft Corporation  3/23/2021 3:15:13 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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								http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/161938/Microsoft-Exchange-ProxyLogon-Remote-Code-Execution.html [No Types Assigned] 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		 
	
		
			 
			
				Initial Analysis by NIST  3/08/2021 3:47:42 PM  
			 
			
				 
					
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						CVSS V3.1 
						
							
							
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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						CVSS V2 
						
							
							
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								NIST (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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						CWE 
						
							
							
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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						CPE Configuration 
						
							
							
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								OR
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2013:cumulative_update_23:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_18:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2016:cumulative_update_19:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_7:*:*:*:*:*:*
     *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:exchange_server:2019:cumulative_update_8:*:*:*:*:*:* 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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						Reference Type 
						
							
							
							
								https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27065 No Types Assigned 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2021-27065 Patch, Vendor Advisory 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
					
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						CVSS V2 Metadata 
						
							
							
								
								
							
							
						 
							
						
							
								Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism 
								  
								
                              
								
								
								
						 
					 
				 
			
		  
	 
                                 
                             
                         
                        
                            
                                Quick Info 
                                CVE Dictionary Entry:  CVE-2021-27065  NVD
                                Published Date:  03/02/2021  NVD
                                Last Modified:  10/21/2025  
                                Source:  Microsoft Corporation