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Microsoft Exchange Online outage blocks mailbox and calendar access

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Microsoft is still dealing with an ongoing Exchange Online outage that is blocking access to mailboxes and calendars. The disruption affects Outlook on the web, Outlook desktop, and Exchange ActiveSync, so users cannot reliably reach email through standard connection paths. The issue matters because it interrupts core collaboration and communication services for customers. Microsoft acknowledged the outage at 06:42 AM UTC on 2026-03-16 and said it was monitoring service health for sustained recovery.

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Microsoft Exchange CVE-2026-42897 mitigation advisory

Advisory/Mitigation
First: 15.05.2026 12:40 Last: 15.05.2026 12:40 Sources 1

About this happening: **Microsoft** issued immediate mitigation guidance for **CVE-2026-42897**, reducing risk for **Exchange Server 2016, 2019, and Subscription Edition (SE)** on-premises servers that...

Latest development: 15.05.2026 15:35

Microsoft issued temporary mitigation guidance for CVE-2026-42897 while a patch is still in development, recommending the Exchange Emergency Mitigation (EM) Service, which is enabled by default and can be checked with the Exchange Health Checker script, or the Exchange On-premises Mitigation Tool (EOMT) for disconnected or air-gapped environments. Microsoft noted that the mitigations can disrupt features such as OWA Print Calendar and Inline images, and that servers older than March 2023 cannot receive new mitigations through EM Service.

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Microsoft Exchange Server spoofing/XSS flaw under active exploitation (CVE-2026-42897)

Vulnerability
First: 15.05.2026 09:19 Last: 15.05.2026 09:19 Sources 1

About this happening: **CVE-2026-42897** is an **actively exploited** **spoofing/XSS** flaw in **on-premises Microsoft Exchange Server** that can let attackers trigger **arbitrary JavaScript** in a bro...

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Microsoft Windows 365 Office installation disruption

Service Disruption
First: 13.05.2026 14:53 Last: 13.05.2026 14:53 Sources 1

About this happening: The **Windows 365** service update has introduced a **configuration change** that is blocking **Office downloads and installs** for some customers, disrupting access on cloud PCs....

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Microsoft Exchange Online blocks legacy TLS for POP3 and IMAP4 starting July 2026

Security Tool/Service
First: 28.04.2026 16:18 Last: 28.04.2026 16:18 Sources 1

About this happening: **Microsoft** will block **TLS 1.0** and **TLS 1.1** for **POP3/IMAP4** access to **Exchange Online** in **July 2026**, which could break legacy mail clients and embedded devices...

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Microsoft Outlook.com outage causing sign-in failures

Service Disruption
First: 27.04.2026 15:03 Last: 27.04.2026 15:03 Sources 1

About this happening: Microsoft's **Outlook.com** is experiencing an **ongoing outage** that is blocking sign-ins and mailbox access, leaving some customers unable to use email normally. The disruption...

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Timeline

  1. 16.03.2026 08:42 2 articles · 2mo ago

    Microsoft acknowledges Exchange Online mailbox-access outage

    Initial Disclosure

    Microsoft acknowledged an ongoing Exchange Online outage at 06:42 AM UTC on 2026-03-16 after users reported trouble accessing their Exchange Online mailbox through one or more connection methods. The disruption affected Outlook on the web, Outlook desktop, Exchange ActiveSync, and other Exchange Online connection protocols, and Microsoft said telemetry indicated the issue was no longer occurring for affected users while engineers monitored service health for sustained recovery.

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