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CVE-2026-42897: Microsoft Exchange Server

Status: KEV  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-42897

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-42897
Affected productsMicrosoft Microsoft
Exploitation statusListed in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, indicating confirmed active exploitation.
Classified asCWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'))
KEV listingAdded to CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog on 2026-05-15.
Exploitation prediction (EPSS)72% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days (99% percentile) -- FIRST.org's EPSS model.
Federal remediation deadline2026-05-29 (CISA KEV, Binding Operational Directive).

What to Know

Microsoft Exchange Server contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability during web page generation in Outlook Web Access and when certain interaction conditions are met, arbitrary JavaScript can be executed in the browser context.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42897