Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges under certain conditions.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-96940, is rated 8.8 on the CVSS scoring system.
“Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges under certain conditions.
The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-96940, is rated 8.8 on the CVSS scoring system.
“Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a The Hacker News