Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability Prompts Urgent Security Measures
TL;DR
CISA has issued an emergency directive requiring federal agencies to mitigate a critical post-authentication vulnerability (CVE-2025-53786) in Microsoft Exchange hybrid environments by August 11, 2025, including assessing their systems, updating to the latest CUs, applying hotfixes, disconnecting end-of-life servers, and preparing for API transitions, with ongoing reporting and assistance from CISA.
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- ED 25-02: Mitigate Microsoft Exchange Vulnerability CISA (.gov)
- CISA directs agencies to mitigate ‘high-severity’ Microsoft vulnerability Federal News Network
- Microsoft Discloses Exchange Server Flaw Enabling Silent Cloud Access in Hybrid Setups The Hacker News
- Microsoft urges admins to plug severe Exchange security hole (CVE-2025-53786) Help Net Security
- ‘High-severity’ Microsoft Exchange vulnerability disclosed on heels of Black Hat talk Nextgov/FCW
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