medium Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2021-31207ProxyShell — Exchange Upload Turns Access Into a Web Shell

Microsoft Exchange accepts a file where it should not, the last link of the ProxyShell chain that leaves a lasting foothold on the mail server.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Apply Microsoft's Exchange security update, then search the web directories for files written during the exposure window.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
6.6/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
100%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
High
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2021-05-11
Added to KEV
2021-11-03
Exploit published
Yes
Confidence
high
Kill chain
persistence
MITRE ATT&CK
T1190, T1505.003
Severity
medium

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

Attacker needsAn elevated session, reached through the earlier links of the chain

Behind the card

5 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-08-07scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-08-07claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2021-31207 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-08-07