{
  "id": 12201595,
  "title": "Microsoft Exchange Flaw Lets Authenticated Attackers Read Other Users' Mailboxes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/microsoft-exchange-flaw-lets-authenticated-attackers-read-other-users",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-10-05T16:21:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hacker News",
    "slug": "the-hacker-news",
    "url": "https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/microsoft-exchange-flaw-lets.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Microsoft has released out-of-band security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Microsoft Exchange Server that could allow an attacker to escalate privileges under certain conditions. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-96940, is rated 8.8 on the CVSS scoring system. \"Weak authorization in Microsoft Exchange Server allows an authenticated attacker to elevate privileges over a",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}