Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Local Session Manager denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Local Session Manager. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-37973. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code of the component Local Session Manager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability.

The weakness was disclosed 10/11/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). The advisory is available at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-37973. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 06/20/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-40580). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.7
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 7.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

08/08/2022 🔍
10/11/2022 +64 days 🔍
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06/20/2026 +1347 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

Advisory: portal.msrc.microsoft.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-37973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-37973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210522
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scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2022 20:51
Updated: 06/20/2026 05:50
Changes: 10/11/2022 20:51 (36), 10/11/2022 20:55 (19), 11/06/2022 01:17 (2), 11/06/2022 01:25 (20), 01/03/2025 10:29 (18), 06/20/2026 05:50 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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