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What is this endpoint?

ecp/Current/exporttool/microsoft.exchange.ediscovery.exporttool.application

Microsoft Exchange

What an attacker could do

Reaching the eDiscovery ExportTool ClickOnce manifest fingerprints the Exchange build and signals the server is internet-facing, helping attackers chain CVE-2021-26855 (ProxyLogon) or CVE-2022-41040/41082 (ProxyShell) for unauthenticated RCE and mailbox takeover.

How to defend it

Apply current Exchange cumulative updates and security patches, restrict ECP/OWA exposure to a VPN or reverse proxy, and disable Exchange Online PowerShell or legacy ClickOnce paths that are not in use.

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