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CVE-2021-26855: ProxyLogon

Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF): Is CVE-2021-26855 real, exploitable, or a false positive? Here's the community verdict.

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signals

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Exploited in wild
Yes
CISA KEV · Nov 3, 2021
Public exploit
Metasploit +2
Metasploit/EDB/PoC
Base severity
9.1 Critical
CVSS
Exploitation prob.
100%
FIRST EPSS
Weakness
CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)
CWE

Confirmed exploited in the wild. Patch this first, regardless of the base score.

cisa ssvc

CISA Vulnrichment · assessed

Exploitation
Active
in the wild
Automatable
Yes
at scale
Technical impact
Total
on success

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  • high impact → Act

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public exploits

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baseline read

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Real — exploited in the wild

CISA confirms active exploitation. Treat scanner hits as true positives unless your specific version or config is unaffected.

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Affected:Microsoft

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

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Published · Added to CISA KEV (245 days after publication)

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timeline

  1. CISA SSVC assessment · exploitation: active
  2. Added to CISA KEV · confirmed exploited in the wild
  3. Published by NVD
  4. Added to VulnCheck KEV · reported exploited in the wild

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Field notes & remediation

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  • 0
    Field note · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    This is the SSRF bug that starts the ProxyLogon chain, which ends in unauthenticated remote code execution on on-premises Microsoft Exchange. An attacker who can reach the server over HTTPS can read mail and, chained with the related bugs, plant a web shell with no login. The HAFNIUM group used it as a zero-day in early 2021, and then many groups mass-exploited it.

    Who is affected: on-premises Exchange Server 2013, 2016, and 2019. Exchange Online and Microsoft 365 are not affected.

    Very important: this was a zero-day, so patching alone is not the end of the job. If your Exchange was internet-facing and unpatched in early 2021, assume it may have been hit and investigate.

    Commonly flagged by: Nessus, Qualys, Rapid7, Microsoft Defender.

  • 0
    Remediation · TruePositive EditorialCurated

    Apply the Exchange security updates (the March 2021 out-of-band updates and later). If you were exposed and unpatched during the mass-exploitation window, run incident response. Look for aspx web shells in the OAB and ECP folders, check for unusual mailbox exports, and review for new or unknown accounts. Keep Exchange behind a VPN where you can.

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Related CVEs

Same weakness: CWE-918 · Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF).