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Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Under Attack, No Patch Available

By Rob Wright

AI Summary

CVE-2026-42897, an unpatched cross-site scripting vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange's Outlook Web Access (OWA), is being actively exploited with no patch currently available. The zero-day allows attackers to compromise OWA mailboxes, posing immediate risk to organizations running on-premises Exchange deployments. Security teams should consider temporary mitigations and monitor OWA access logs for anomalous activity.

Relevance score: 92.0/100

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