Microsoft Windows up to Server 2022 Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution

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7.4$5k-$25k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Microsoft Windows. This affects an unknown part of the component Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. Performing a manipulation results in an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2022-41081. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Microsoft Windows (Operating System). This affects some unknown processing of the component Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was released 10/11/2022 as confirmed security guidance (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at portal.msrc.microsoft.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-41081. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/28/2026).

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-2022-44325). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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Vendor Base Score (Microsoft): 8.1
Vendor Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

CNA Base Score: 8.1
CNA Vector (Microsoft): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Remote Code Execution
CWE: Unknown
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Unproven

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo

09/19/2022 🔍
10/11/2022 +22 days 🔍
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07/28/2026 +1386 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: microsoft.com
Product: microsoft.com

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

CVE: CVE-2022-41081 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-41081
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210531
EUVD: 🔍
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161215

Entryinfo

Created: 10/11/2022 20:56
Updated: 07/28/2026 19:57
Changes: 10/11/2022 20:56 (35), 10/11/2022 20:59 (19), 11/06/2022 07:50 (2), 11/06/2022 07:55 (10), 07/28/2026 19:57 (15)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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