CVE-2022-35747
Published: 31 May 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-35747 is a medium-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10 1507. Its CVSS base score is 5.9 (Medium).
Operationally, ranked in the top 8.8% 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 denial-of-service vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-35747. The flaw resides in the Windows PPP implementation and carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 5.9, reflecting a network-reachable condition that requires high attack complexity but needs no privileges or user interaction.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can trigger the vulnerability over the network to disrupt availability of the affected PPP service, resulting in high impact to system stability while leaving confidentiality and integrity untouched. The unchanged scope rating indicates the denial-of-service effect remains confined to the vulnerable component.
Microsoft has published guidance for the issue in its Security Response Center update guide, directing administrators to the corresponding security update or mitigation instructions for supported Windows versions. The associated EPSS score has remained flat at 0.0631 with no material increase since disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-38620
Vulnerability details
Windows Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) Denial of Service 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.