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Skype for Business EUVDEUVD-2026-73936

| CVE-2026-63523 MEDIUM
Cross-site Scripting (XSS) (CWE-79)
2026-09-08 secure@microsoft.com GHSA-cgvg-jx73-642p
6.1
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Craft XSS payload embedded in meeting join URL
  2. Delivery
    Deliver link to target user via phishing
  3. Exploit
    Victim clicks link, vulnerable web page renders
  4. Execution
    Injected script executes in victim browser
  5. Persist
    Session token or credentials exfiltrated to attacker server
  6. Impact
    Attacker impersonates victim in Skype for Business

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Output encoding, context-aware escaping
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Execution

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires that a victim user click or visit a crafted URL pointing to the vulnerable Skype for Business Server web component, as confirmed by the UI:R metric in the CVSS vector. The attacker requires no authentication to the server (PR:N) but must successfully deliver the malicious link through social engineering. The vulnerability is scoped to the three on-premises server product lines listed; Skype for Business Online (retired) and Microsoft Teams are not in scope. Deployments that have restricted Skype for Business web endpoints to internal-only network access significantly reduce external exploitation surface, as an external attacker would need to be on the internal network or route traffic through an internal user. Whether the XSS vector is reflected (requiring link delivery per victim) or stored (persistent, no per-victim social engineering required) is not confirmed from available data.

Impact

The CVSS 6.5 (Medium) vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N is internally consistent: exploitation is network-accessible with low complexity and requires no privileges (PR:N), but a victim must interact with attacker-controlled content (UI:R), meaningfully reducing practical exploitability relative to fully autonomous attacks. The C:H/I:N/A:N impact profile reflects Microsoft's standard XSS-as-spoofing classification, where the primary risk is session credential theft rather than data manipulation or service disruption. No EPSS score was supplied in the input; no KEV listing and no known public POC further reduce immediate urgency. Skype for Business Server is an on-premises enterprise product in active Microsoft end-of-life transition toward Teams, meaning the remaining exposure universe is contracting but may include organizations that have deferred migration. The description does not clarify whether the XSS is reflected or stored - stored XSS would substantially increase risk by eliminating the social-engineering delivery requirement, but this is not confirmed from available data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious Skype for Business meeting join URL embedding an XSS payload and distributes it to target users via phishing email or instant message. When a recipient clicks the link and the vulnerable web component renders the page, the injected JavaScript executes in the victim's browser, exfiltrating the session cookie or authentication token to an attacker-controlled endpoint. The attacker then uses the stolen session material to impersonate the victim within the Skype for Business environment. No public exploit code exists at time of analysis, but the attack requires only social engineering to deliver the link.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.7% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 08, 2026

Cross-site scripting in Microsoft Skype for Business Server enables network-based spoofing against authenticated users across three distinct server product lines. An unauthenticated remote attacker can inject malicious script into a vulnerable web component that executes in a victim's browser upon user interaction, resulting in high-confidentiality-impact session token theft or UI-level spoofing consistent with the CVSS C:H/I:N pairing. Vendor-released patches are confirmed available via MSRC; no public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing exist at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply Microsoft's cumulative updates to reach the fixed builds: upgrade Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition CU1 to build 7.0.2046.879 or later, Server 2019 CU8 to 7.0.2046.569 or later, and Server 2015 CU13 to 6.0.9319.885 or later. Full patch details and download links are available in the Microsoft Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2026-63523. Where immediate patching is not operationally feasible, restrict access to Skype for Business Server web endpoints (Web App, meeting join, and conferencing pages) to internal network ranges via perimeter firewall or reverse-proxy ACLs - this eliminates the unauthenticated external attack surface at the cost of blocking external attendees from web-based meeting join. Organizations already on a Teams migration path should treat decommissioning Skype for Business Server web services as a strategic mitigation with no functional downside.

Affected VersionsENISA

Skype for Business Server Subscription Edition CU1 2046.0 <7.0.2046.879
Skype for Business Server 2019 CU8 2046.0 <7.0.2046.569
Skype for Business Server 2015 CU13 9319.0 <6.0.9319.885

Affected Packages

euvd skype_for_business_server_2015_cu13 fix: 6.0.9319.885
euvd skype_for_business_server_2019_cu8 fix: 7.0.2046.569
euvd skype_for_business_server_subscription_edition_cu1 fix: 7.0.2046.879

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 3 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation) describes a failure to sanitize attacker-controlled input before it is rendered as HTML in a browser. Within Skype for Business Server's web-facing components - such as the Web App meeting-join interface or dial-in conferencing pages - this permits injection of JavaScript that executes under the application's origin. The CVSS scope metric S:U (unchanged) indicates the injected script does not pivot outside the affected component's origin, consistent with session credential exfiltration rather than cross-origin impact. Three server product lines are confirmed affected per EUVD-2026-73936: Subscription Edition CU1 (build 2046.0 below 7.0.2046.879), Server 2019 CU8 (build 2046.0 below 7.0.2046.569), and Server 2015 CU13 (build 9319.0 below 6.0.9319.885). The vulnerability was reported by secure@microsoft.com, indicating internal Microsoft discovery.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 6.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Network-accessible XSS with no auth required (PR:N) but user interaction needed (UI:R); impact is confidentiality-only via session theft with no integrity or availability consequence.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Sep 16, 2026 - 19:37 NVD
6.5 (MEDIUM) 6.1 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 19:35 EUVD

DescriptionNVD

Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('cross-site scripting') in Skype for Business allows an unauthorized attacker to perform spoofing over a network.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.7%
Top 50% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
on-premises enterprise product, declining install base as Teams replaces it
Vendor Status
Publicly Disclosed:No
Exploited:No
Latest Software Release:Exploitation Less Likely
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.7%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

31
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +30
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.

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