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Source: Microsoft · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Running
CVE-2026-70279Unknown / EvaluatingImportant (raw)CVSS 9.3CWE-79

Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability

Published: 13 Oct 2026•Last updated: 13 Oct 2026, 12:30 PM IST•Source identifier: secure@microsoft.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Unknown
KEV status was not determined.
CVSS score
9.3Important (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Metric sourceMicrosoft MSRC CVRF
EPSS probability
0.9%0.009
Percentile58th
Weakness type
CWE-79
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
KB5128896, KB5128897, KB5128898, KB5128895

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

SOC priority

High Severity / Review

Actively exploited

No

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: Microsoft or Microsoft-managed product relevance; CRITICAL severity; Critical CVSS without confirmed KEV exploitation

Affected Products & Remediation

4 source-backed products
Affected products and versions (source)
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 14 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23 · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
  • Microsoft Exchange Server Subscription Edition RTM · version range not provided by source · Microsoft MSRC · Source
Recorded patch / KBKB5128896, KB5128897, KB5128898, KB5128895

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5128896 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5128897 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5128898 listed by MSRC
  • Microsoft MSRC: Install the security update KB5128895 listed by MSRC

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Unknown
Exploited (source statement)
No
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched microsoft-enterprise (Affected product: Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 15, Vendor: Microsoft); cross-site-scripting (CWE-79)

Exposure

  1. Identify affected Microsoft products and compare local builds with the MSRC advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · The MSRC product/build mapping establishes applicability. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
  2. Identify the affected web component and source-stated version range.Telemetry: Application inventory · The weakness class does not identify local deployment. · Rule cross-site-scripting

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review the advisory's documented behavior on matching hosts before selecting a hunt.Telemetry: DeviceProcessEvents · Product family alone does not justify a CVE-specific detection. · Rule microsoft-enterprise
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review suspicious script-bearing requests to the affected endpoint.Telemetry: Application access logs · Requests are leads, not evidence that a user session was compromised. · Rule cross-site-scripting

Response

  1. Confirm the source-stated KB or mitigation on matching assets.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A post-update inventory check verifies remediation. · Rule microsoft-enterprise

CISA KEV Record

CISA KEV status was not determined for this record.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
secure@microsoft.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · Unknown
CPE
Unknown

Evidence & Provenance

3 public sources
api.msrc.microsoft.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordmsrc.microsoft.comSource record

Linked by the query's stored exact CVE association. Review required tables and validation status before use.

Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2026-70279
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2026-70279
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2026-70279"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
Open KQL Library

Correlated briefings

Microsoft Security Update Guide · Limited verificationOctober 2026 Security UpdatesPublished 13 Oct 2026
SecOps Signal surfaces public advisory facts only. A missing value means the source has not published it, not that your environment is unaffected. No tenant inventory is connected.