CVE-2022-21972
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-21972 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-21972 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol component. It affects Windows systems that implement this protocol, which is commonly used for VPN connections.
The flaw can be reached over the network by an unauthenticated attacker who needs no user interaction, although the attack complexity is rated high. Successful exploitation can result in full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft security advisories for CVE-2022-21972 are available at the referenced MSRC update guide and portal URLs and describe the patches released to address the issue.
The associated EPSS score stands at 0.4856 with an identical peak value, showing no material upward trajectory after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-27127
Vulnerability details
Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.