CVE-2025-53786

Microsoft Exchange Server Hybrid Deployment Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

State
Published
Severity
8.0 High
Published
Aug 6, 2025
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Reserved
Jul 9, 2025

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Description

On April 18th 2025, Microsoft announced Exchange Server Security Changes for Hybrid Deployments and accompanying non-security Hot Fix. Microsoft made these changes in the general interest of improving the security of hybrid Exchange deployments. Following further investigation, Microsoft identified specific security implications tied to the guidance and configuration steps outlined in the April announcement. Microsoft is issuing CVE-2025-53786 to document a vulnerability that is addressed by taking the steps documented with the April 18th announcement. Microsoft strongly recommends reading the information, installing the April 2025 (or later) Hot Fix and implementing the changes in your Exchange Server and hybrid environment.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.0 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:Cmicrosoft

Weaknesses

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23Microsoft
  • 15.01.0.0 to before 15.01.2507.055Affected
Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14Microsoft
  • 15.02.0.0 to before 15.02.1544.025Affected
Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15Microsoft
  • 15.02.0.0 to before 15.02.1748.024Affected
Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition RTMMicrosoft
  • 15.02.0.0 to before 15.02.2562.017Affected

References

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