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CVE-2024-49040

Microsoft Exchange Server

Microsoft CVSS 7.5 Updated March 15, 2026

Executive Risk Summary

"A spoofing vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange Server, which could allow an attacker to impersonate a legitimate user or system. This vulnerability could be exploited to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information or systems."

Operational Audit Arsenal

Target Type Executable
Target Asset Microsoft.Exchange.Security.dll
Standard Path %ProgramFiles%\Microsoft\Exchange Server\V15\Bin
PowerShell
# 🛠️ Senior Engineer Universal Audit
# Target: Microsoft.Exchange.Security.dll (Executable)
$Targets = 'Microsoft.Exchange.Security.dll'
$SearchPaths = @("$env:windir\System32", "$env:ProgramFiles", "${env:ProgramFiles(x86)}")

Get-ChildItem -Path $SearchPaths -Include $Targets -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
Select-Object FullName, @{Name="Version";Expression={$_.VersionInfo.ProductVersion}}

Patch Impact Forecast

Reboot Required Likely

Email services may be affected

Internal Work Notes

Apply latest security updates to Microsoft Exchange Server to mitigate spoofing vulnerability (CVE-2024-49040)

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