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Recent Microsoft Lync Security Advisories

Advisory Title Published
CVE-2022-33633 Skype for Business and Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability July 12, 2022
CVE-2022-26910 Skype for Business and Lync Spoofing Vulnerability April 12, 2022
CVE-2021-26421 Skype for Business and Lync Spoofing Vulnerability May 11, 2021
CVE-2021-26422 Skype for Business and Lync Remote Code Execution Vulnerability May 11, 2021

By the Year

In 2024 there have been 0 vulnerabilities in Microsoft Lync . Lync did not have any published security vulnerabilities last year.

Year Vulnerabilities Average Score
2024 0 0.00
2023 0 0.00
2022 0 0.00
2021 0 0.00
2020 1 9.80
2019 2 6.50
2018 3 7.50

It may take a day or so for new Lync vulnerabilities to show up in the stats or in the list of recent security vulnerabilties. Additionally vulnerabilities may be tagged under a different product or component name.

Recent Microsoft Lync Security Vulnerabilities

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server and Skype for Business Server improperly handle OAuth token validation

CVE-2020-1025 9.8 - Critical - July 14, 2020

<p>An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when Microsoft SharePoint Server and Skype for Business Server improperly handle OAuth token validation. An attacker who successfully exploited the vulnerability could bypass authentication and achieve improper access.</p> <p>To exploit this vulnerability, an attacker would need to modify the token.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by modifying how Microsoft SharePoint Server and Skype for Business Server validate tokens.</p>

Improper Input Validation

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Lync 2013

CVE-2019-1209 6.5 - Medium - September 11, 2019

An information disclosure vulnerability exists in Lync 2013, aka 'Lync 2013 Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Information Disclosure

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Exchange allows creation of entities with Display Names having non-printable characters

CVE-2019-1084 6.5 - Medium - July 15, 2019

An information disclosure vulnerability exists when Exchange allows creation of entities with Display Names having non-printable characters. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating entities with invalid display names, which, when added to conversations, remain invisible. This security update addresses the issue by validating display names upon creation in Microsoft Exchange, and by rendering invalid display names correctly in Microsoft Outlook clients., aka 'Microsoft Exchange Information Disclosure Vulnerability'.

Information Disclosure

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Skype for Business, aka "Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8546 5.9 - Medium - November 14, 2018

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Skype for Business, aka "Microsoft Skype for Business Denial of Service Vulnerability." This affects Office 365 ProPlus, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Lync, Skype.

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Skype for Business or Lync do not properly parse UNC path links shared

CVE-2018-8238 7.8 - High - July 11, 2018

A security feature bypass vulnerability exists when Skype for Business or Lync do not properly parse UNC path links shared via messages, aka "Skype for Business and Lync Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects Skype, Microsoft Lync.

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync clients fail to properly sanitize specially crafted content

CVE-2018-8311 8.8 - High - July 11, 2018

A remote code execution vulnerability exists when Skype for Business and Microsoft Lync clients fail to properly sanitize specially crafted content, aka "Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Skype For Business and Lync." This affects Skype, Microsoft Lync.

Improper Input Validation

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607

CVE-2017-0073 4.3 - Medium - March 17, 2017

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "Windows GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0060 and CVE-2017-0062.

Information Disclosure

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607

CVE-2017-0060 5.5 - Medium - March 17, 2017

The Graphics Device Interface (GDI) in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2; Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1; Windows 7 SP1; Windows 8.1; Windows Server 2012 Gold and R2; Windows RT 8.1; and Windows 10 Gold, 1511, and 1607 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information from process memory via a crafted web site, aka "GDI+ Information Disclosure Vulnerability." This vulnerability is different from those described in CVE-2017-0060 and CVE-2017-0062.

Information Disclosure

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2; Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; and Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013

CVE-2013-3906 - November 06, 2013

GDI+ in Microsoft Windows Vista SP2 and Server 2008 SP2; Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1 and SP2; Office Compatibility Pack SP3; and Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TIFF image, as demonstrated by an image in a Word document, and exploited in the wild in October and November 2013.

Code Injection

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20513.0; win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers, and GDI+, DirectWrite, and Journal, in Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT; GDI+ in Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1; GDI+ in Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; and GDI+ in Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013

CVE-2013-3129 - July 10, 2013

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 SP2, 3.5, 3.5.1, 4, and 4.5; Silverlight 5 before 5.1.20513.0; win32k.sys in the kernel-mode drivers, and GDI+, DirectWrite, and Journal, in Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Windows Server 2003 SP2, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 SP2 and R2 SP1, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, and Windows RT; GDI+ in Office 2003 SP3, 2007 SP3, and 2010 SP1; GDI+ in Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1; and GDI+ in Lync 2010, 2010 Attendee, 2013, and Basic 2013 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted TrueType Font (TTF) file, aka "TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability."

Code Injection

The toStaticHTML API (aka the SafeHTML component) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9, Communicator 2007 R2, and Lync 2010 and 2010 Attendee does not properly handle event attributes and script, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks

CVE-2012-1858 - June 12, 2012

The toStaticHTML API (aka the SafeHTML component) in Microsoft Internet Explorer 8 and 9, Communicator 2007 R2, and Lync 2010 and 2010 Attendee does not properly handle event attributes and script, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks via a crafted HTML document, aka "HTML Sanitization Vulnerability."

Information Disclosure

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