CVE-2019-0724

HIGH

Microsoft Exchange Privilege Escalation Exploit

Title source: metasploit

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2019-0724. PoCs published by _dirkjan, Petros Koutroumpis, including Metasploit module auxiliary/scanner/http/exchange_web_server_pushsubscription.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2019-0724, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange, by forcing the server to authenticate to an attacker-controlled URL via the PushSubscription feature. It leverages NTLM relaying to escalate privileges to those of the Exchange server.

Description

An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in Microsoft Exchange Server, aka 'Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability'. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2019-0686.

Exploits (1)

metasploit WORKING POC

by _dirkjan, Petros Koutroumpis · rubypoc

https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/exchange_web_server_pushsubscription.rb

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This Metasploit module exploits CVE-2019-0724, a privilege escalation vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange, by forcing the server to authenticate to an attacker-controlled URL via the PushSubscription feature. It leverages NTLM relaying to escalate privileges to those of the Exchange server.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Microsoft Exchange Server 2013/2016

Auth required

Prerequisites: Valid domain user credentials with a mailbox · Access to Exchange Web Services (EWS) endpoint · Attacker-controlled URL for NTLM relaying

MITRE ATT&CK

T1187 - Forced Authentication T1550.002 - Pass the Hash

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm

https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2019-0724

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106906

Scores

CVSS v3 8.1

EPSS 0.2380

EPSS Percentile 97.5%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

Status published

Products (4)

microsoft/exchange_server 2010 sp3_rollup_26

microsoft/exchange_server 2013 cumulative_update_22

microsoft/exchange_server 2016 cumulative_update_12

microsoft/exchange_server 2019 cumulative_update_1

Published Mar 05, 2019

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026