CVE-2022-23270
Published: 10 May 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-23270 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-2022-23270 is a remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) implementation in Windows. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.1 and was publicly disclosed on 10 May 2022.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit the flaw over the network without user interaction, though successful exploitation requires high attack complexity. Successful attacks grant the adversary full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft security advisories referenced at msrc.microsoft.com and portal.msrc.microsoft.com provide official guidance and patches for the affected Windows versions.
The associated EPSS score rose from lower values to a peak of 0.5110 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current 0.4839, indicating a clear increase in observed exploitation interest after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-28356
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.