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CVE-2023-21529

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

CVSS 8.8 (HIGH) KEV: KNOWN CATALOG

Attention and evidence

HYPE SCORE
0.0/10
REALITY · THREAT PRIORITY
8.6/10
General review priority; not probability

Evidence confidence: Exploitation recorded

Why this priority?
  • Recorded exploitation baseline: +7.00
  • Technical severity: CVSS 8.8: +1.32
  • Fresh EPSS: 59.29%: +0.30

General review priority, not probability, victim count or asset-specific risk. A range covers missing CVSS/EPSS inputs within the current evidence state.

Sources: 11 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

Recorded Future
Press · 15 May 2026, 07:00 · April 2026 CVE Landscape - Recorded Future
The Hacker News
Press · 14 Apr 2026, 07:00 · CISA Adds 6 Known Exploited Flaws in Fortinet, Microsoft, and Adobe Software - The Hacker News
The Register
Press · 13 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Ransomware scum, other crims exploit 4 old Microsoft bugs - The Register
The Hacker News
Press · 07 Apr 2026, 07:00 · China-Linked Storm-1175 Exploits Zero-Days to Rapidly Deploy Medusa Ransomware - The Hacker News
Microsoft
Press · 06 Apr 2026, 07:00 · Storm-1175 focuses gaze on vulnerable web-facing assets in high-tempo Medusa ransomware operations - Microsoft
See all 11 source documents
thezdi.com
Press · 12 Sep 2024, 07:00 · Exploiting Exchange PowerShell After ProxyNotShell: Part 2 - ApprovedApplicationCollection - thezdi.com
thezdi.com
Press · 05 Sep 2024, 07:00 · Exploiting Exchange PowerShell After ProxyNotShell: Part 1 - MultiValuedProperty - thezdi.com
BleepingComputer
Press · 02 Dec 2023, 08:00 · Over 20,000 vulnerable Microsoft Exchange servers exposed to attacks - BleepingComputer
GreyNoise
Press · 22 Feb 2023, 08:00 · GreyNoise Analysis Of A Quartet of Exchange Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities: CVE-2023-21529 - GreyNoise
TechTarget
Press · 15 Feb 2023, 08:00 · Microsoft remedies three zero-days on February Patch Tuesday - TechTarget
Sophos
Press · 14 Feb 2023, 08:00 · A diverse set of fixes in February’s Patch Tuesday release - Sophos

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 8.6 (2026-11-02 15:13). The curve appears once the score changes.

Public exploit evidence

0

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 59.3%
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 13:58:49.717973+00:00 · EPSS snapshot: 2026-11-05T12:03:04Z

Source event timeline
First press mention
14 Feb 2023, 08:00
Published
14 Feb 2023, 19:33
Added to the CISA KEV catalog
13 Apr 2026, 00:00
Latest press mention
15 May 2026, 07:00
Score calculated
05 Nov 2026, 13:58