What is CVE-2023-38185?

CVE-2023-38185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-08.

How severe is CVE-2023-38185?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23

CVE-2023-38185

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

EPSS: 0.020 (84.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C.

Affected products

Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23 — versions 15.01.0
Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 12 — versions 15.02.0
Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 13 — versions 15.02.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-23 — Relative Path Traversal

References

Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-38185?: CVE-2023-38185 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 23, classified under Relative Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-08-08.
How severe is CVE-2023-38185?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.