CVE-2022-41053
Published: 09 November 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-41053 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 3.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-41053 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Windows Kerberos component. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 with a network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction, resulting in high impact to availability while leaving confidentiality and integrity unaffected.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can send specially crafted Kerberos traffic to a vulnerable Windows system and trigger the flaw, causing the affected service to stop responding and producing a denial-of-service condition.
Microsoft’s Security Response Center advisory for CVE-2022-41053 describes the available security update and associated guidance for administrators; organizations should apply the patch according to the instructions published at the referenced MSRC page.
The EPSS score for this CVE has remained flat at 0.2487 with no material increase after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-44298
Vulnerability details
Windows Kerberos 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.