Page generated: 08 Nov 2026, 13:27 UTC
CVE-2022-41040
Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG
Attention and evidence
HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.8/10
General review priority; not probability
Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded
Sources: 17 documents and public datasets.
Hype components
Headline sample (25%)
0/100
Press, 30 days (60%)
0/100
Grounded branding (15%)
0/100
HYPE TOTAL0/100
Sources and documents
The Hacker News
Press · 06 Jan 2023, 08:00 · Rackspace Confirms Play Ransomware Gang Responsible for Recent Breach - The Hacker News
wiz.io
Press · 22 Dec 2022, 08:00 · OWASSRF, a new exploit for Exchange vulnerabilities, exploited in the wild: everything you need to know - wiz.io
The Hacker News
Press · 21 Dec 2022, 08:00 · Ransomware Hackers Using New Way to Bypass MS Exchange ProxyNotShell Mitigations - The Hacker News
Help Net Security
Press · 21 Dec 2022, 08:00 · New Microsoft Exchange exploit chain lets ransomware attackers in (CVE-2022-41080) - Help Net Security
Securelist
Press · 19 Dec 2022, 08:00 · CVE-2022-41040 and CVE-2022-41082 – zero-days in MS Exchange - Securelist
Score evolution
● Hype ● Reality
Earlier evidence-support scores are retained in history; this chart shows only the current priority definition.
First record: hype 0.0 · reality 8.8 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.
Public exploit evidence
2
Public exploit entries / repo candidates
Evidence context and dated references
Reality is general threat/review priority, combining observed exploitation, CVSS severity and fresh EPSS. Evidence confidence is separate. This is not calibrated risk, a victim count or an asset-specific assessment. A range reflects missing numeric inputs.
Evidence in context
- Confidence in exploitation evidence
- Exploitation recorded
- Priority basis
- Recorded exploitation; CVSS 8.8; EPSS 100.0%
- Attention, last 30 days
- 0 distinct story titles; 0 press documents; 0 publisher domains.
- Technical potential
- network access, low privileges, no user interaction.
- Observed activity
- Exploitation recorded in CISA KEV.
- Known scale
- Not quantified.
- Evidence confidence basis
- Trusted exploitation confirmation
Score evaluated: 2026-11-05 13:58:43.617123+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z
Source event timeline
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
30 Sep 2022, 00:00
First press mention
30 Sep 2022, 07:00
Published
03 Oct 2022, 00:00
Latest press mention
06 Jan 2023, 08:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58
PoCs on GitHub
2 repositories