# CVE-2021-31207: Microsoft Exchange Server Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2021-31207-microsoft-exchange-server-security-feature-bypass-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2021-11-03. Updated: 2026-05-10  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2021-31207 · Severity: critical · CVSS 6.6 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2021-11-03

Microsoft Exchange Server contains a security feature bypass vulnerability due to unrestricted upload of files with dangerous types (CWE-434). This vulnerability is part of the 'ProxyShell' exploit chain and allows an authenticated attacker with high privileges to bypass security restrictions.

Technologies: [Microsoft Exchange Server](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/exchange-server). Vendors: [Microsoft](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/microsoft).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2021-31207 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2021-31207 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 3 November 2021. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2021-31207?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 6.6, published 3 November 2021.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 23; Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 19, Cumulative Update 20; Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 8, Cumulative Update 9.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2021-31207?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2021-31207 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

**Am I affected by CVE-2021-31207?** Check whether you run Microsoft Exchange Server. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 23
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2016 Cumulative Update 19, Cumulative Update 20
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2019 Cumulative Update 8, Cumulative Update 9

## Timeline

- 2021-05-11: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2021-11-03: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
- 2021-11-03: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild in the advisory summary and CISA KEV catalog.

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