CVE-2022-41081
Published: 11 October 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-41081 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 6.1% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
CVE-2022-41081 is a remote code execution vulnerability in the Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. The affected component is the PPTP implementation in Windows, rated at CVSS 8.1 with a vector of AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit the flaw over the network without user interaction, although the attack requires high complexity. Successful exploitation grants the attacker arbitrary code execution with high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the target system.
Microsoft security advisories for CVE-2022-41081 are published at the referenced URLs and provide official guidance on available updates and mitigations. The EPSS score remains flat at a peak and current value of 0.1200 with no material rise observed.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-44325
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.