CVE-2022-26825
Published: 15 April 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-26825 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Server 2016. Its CVSS base score is 7.2 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 6.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Windows DNS Server is affected by CVE-2022-26825, a remote code execution vulnerability disclosed on 15 April 2022. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.2 with network attack vector, low attack complexity, and high privileges required, resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An authenticated attacker with high privileges can send specially crafted requests over the network to the DNS Server service and achieve arbitrary code execution, potentially compromising the affected Windows system completely. No user interaction is needed and the scope is unchanged.
Microsoft’s Security Response Center advisory at https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26825 supplies patch information and mitigation guidance for the vulnerability.
The associated EPSS score has remained flat at a peak of 0.1014 with no material upward trajectory observed after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-31375
Vulnerability details
Windows DNS Server 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.