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CVE-2026-45583
CVE-2026-45583 is a critical severity Microsoft vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.6. Its EPSS score puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 70%. Microsoft has shipped the fix: deploy one of the 8 updates below from the Microsoft Update Catalog, and see where this CVE sits against the rest on the patch tracker.
Risk summary
Senserva AI Opinion for CVE-2026-45583
CVE-2026-45583 is a remote code execution flaw in on premises Microsoft Exchange Server, hitting the current supported builds 2016 CU23 and 2019 CU14 and CU15. Exchange servers are internet facing mail hubs holding domain credentials, so an RCE here at CVSS 8.8 is a direct path to mailbox and Active Directory compromise. It is not yet in CISA KEV and EPSS sits at 6 percent, but Exchange RCE bugs have a track record of fast weaponization once patches are reverse engineered.
Do this: Apply the Microsoft security update for your specific Exchange build (2016 CU23 or 2019 CU14/CU15) now and confirm the CU baseline is current before patching.
AI-generated from public data, 2026-07-21. Verify against the vendor advisory before acting.
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Full tracking and change history for CVE-2026-45583
Published and last-revised dates are authoritative, from Microsoft MSRC (or the CISA KEV date-added). Senserva additionally records day-to-day changes from 2026-07-07, refreshed several times a day; the change count reflects that forward-only tracking.
Exploitation and severity
Not in the CISA KEV catalog. EPSS exploit probability 70%. CVSS 9.6 (Critical).
This CVE is among the top 25% of tracked Microsoft CVEs by EPSS exploit probability.
Official patch(es) for CVE-2026-45583
High priority: EPSS puts the odds of near-term exploitation high. In Intune or Defender, confirm whether the fixing updates KB5094139, KB5094140, KB5094142, KB5094144, KB5103212, KB5103213, KB5103214, KB5103215 are installed across the affected products. Senserva does this automatically across your tenant and flags every missing patch.
Apply the Microsoft security updates below to fix CVE-2026-45583. Each KB page carries the Microsoft Update Catalog download, Microsoft's known issues for the update, a copy-paste PowerShell check for whether it is installed, and the Senserva AI read.
Affected products
Fixed by the same updates
If you are patching CVE-2026-45583, the same updates also fix these:
Authoritative references
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