Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.
zetlyn/cve-nvd vulnerability cve CVE-2026-96940 known 2026-10-02
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-96940
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Text
Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a network.