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Microsoft warns of Exchange zero-day flaw exploited in attacks

Summary by BleepingComputer
On Thursday, Microsoft shared mitigations for a high-severity Exchange Server vulnerability exploited in attacks that allow threat actors to execute arbitrary code via cross-site scripting (XSS) while targeting Outlook on the web users.

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A critical vulnerability currently threatens numerous local Exchange servers. Attackers can execute malicious code via prepared emails. A final patch is missing, which puts IT managers before difficult decisions. (Read more)

Microsoft has confirmed the active exploitation of the CVE-2026-42897 vulnerability in the Exchange Server, placing administrators and security teams on alert. Failure, classified as zero-day, is already being used in real attacks even before the availability of a definitive patch. The problem affects local environments of the Exchange Server and allows attacks involving Outlook Web Access (OWA) through a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability…

A vulnerability has been discovered in Microsoft Exchange Server. It allows an attacker to cause a remote indirect code injection (XSS) and a circumvention of security policy. Microsoft indicates that the vulnerability CVE-2026-42897 is actively exploited. See online: https://www.cert.ssi.gouv.fr/avis/C...

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BleepingComputer broke the news on Friday, May 15, 2026.
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