KB5128896: Security update for Exchange Server 2019 CU15, October 2026. Critical remote-code flaw patched; calendar feeds restored
Fixes a critical Exchange Server remote-code execution vulnerability and restores published calendar subscriptions that returned HTTP 500 errors.
Does it affect you? Applies to: Organizations enrolled in the Period 2 Extended Security Update (ESU) program that run Exchange Server 2019 CU15.
For servers running Cumulative Update 15: each cumulative update gets its own update. Support for this version ended on October 14, 2025: Microsoft releases this update only to organizations enrolled in the Extended Security Update (ESU) program, not through Microsoft Update. The others should move to Exchange Server Subscription Edition. Which version am I on?
What changes
Fixes 2 changes
Security
For: Organizations enrolled in the Period 2 ESU program
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Exchange Server is protected against six security vulnerabilities, including a critical flaw that could allow remote code execution.1
The update includes build 15.2.1748.55 and addresses CVE-2026-70571, CVE-2026-77910, CVE-2026-87692, CVE-2026-87695, CVE-2026-87696, and CVE-2026-70279.
Published calendars
For: Organizations using published calendars
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Subscriptions to published calendars work again instead of returning HTTP 500 errors.2
Resolves the issue with anonymously published Exchange calendars in .ics format.
Technical details
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Data sheet
- Released
- 2026-10-13
- Classification
- Security Updates
- Type
- Cumulative update
- Servicing branch
- CU15
- Replaces
- KB5129956
| Version | Build | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.2.1748.55 | General availability |
Security
| Vulnerability | Severity | CVSS |
|---|---|---|
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Microsoft Exchange Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
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Critical | 8.1 |
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Microsoft Exchange Server Spoofing Vulnerability
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Important | 9.3 |
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Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Important | 8.8 |
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Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Important | 7.8 |
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Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Important | 7.5 |
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Microsoft Exchange Server Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
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Not rated | — |
Updated components
1,019 files changed since the previous update for the same versions.
| Top changed components | Files |
|---|---|
| Management and PowerShell | 130 |
| Transport | 93 |
| Client access (POP, IMAP, ActiveSync) | 33 |
| Mailbox replication | 33 |
| Search | 27 |
| Compliance and eDiscovery | 26 |
| Exchange Web Services and Autodiscover | 17 |
| Outlook on the web | 8 |
| Setup | 8 |
Sources
Cited passages from Microsoft's official notes (2)
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This security update resolves vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server.
support.microsoft.com -
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- Published calendar (.ics) returns HTTP 500 for calendar applications
support.microsoft.com
Checked automatically: 7 of 8 checks passed, 2 quoted passages · compared with Microsoft's page on Oct 20, 2026
- Quotes found in the official pages: passed
- Numbers found in the sources: passed
- Vulnerabilities from the dossier only: passed
- Links to allowed domains only: passed
- Every official change covered: passed
- Readable plain text: passed
- Changes confirmed by the file list: passed
- Sources agree: not passed
A second AI read the text against the sources: correctness 5/5, clarity 4/5, completeness 5/5. How we work
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