CVE-2022-30133
Published: 09 August 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-30133 is a critical-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 4.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Windows Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) contains a remote code execution vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-30133. The flaw affects the PPP component in Windows and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 9.8, reflecting network-accessible attack vectors that require no authentication or user interaction.
An unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted network traffic to trigger the flaw and achieve arbitrary code execution with full system privileges. Successful exploitation grants complete control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft publishes mitigation guidance and patches through its Security Response Center update guide at the listed reference URL. The EPSS score reached a peak of 0.2257 and currently stands at 0.1910.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-35341
Vulnerability details
Windows Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) 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.