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CVE-2022-23270: Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

HighCVSS 8.1 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Plan (action score 53/100)

  • Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 70.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 99.3% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. No user action is required. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.

Add it to your regular patch cycle. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

Published
May 10, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
70.3% · 99th percentile
CWE
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Action score

53

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
32 / 40 · 8.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
21 / 30 · 70.3%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · microsoft
8.1
NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

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Affected systems

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VendorProduct
microsoftwindows 10
microsoftwindows 11
microsoftwindows 7
microsoftwindows 8.1
microsoftwindows server
microsoftwindows server 2008
microsoftwindows server 2012
microsoftwindows server 2016
microsoftwindows server 2019

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microsoft). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507

    • 10.0.10240.0 and later · before 10.0.10240.19297affected

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607

    • 10.0.14393.0 and later · before 10.0.14393.5125affected

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809

    • 10.0.17763.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.2928affected
    • 10.0.0 and later · before 10.0.17763.2928affected

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909

    • 10.0.0 and later · before 10.0.18363.2274affected

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2

    • 10.0.0 and later · before 10.0.19042.1706affected

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1

    • 10.0.0 and later · before 10.0.19043.1706affected

  • Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2

    • 10.0.19043.0 and later · before 10.0.19043.1706affected

  • Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2

    • 10.0.0 and later · before 10.0.22000.675affected

  • Microsoft Windows 7

    • 6.1.0 and later · before 6.1.7601.25954affected

  • Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1

    • 6.1.0 and later · before 6.1.7601.25954affected

  • Microsoft Windows 8.1

    • 6.3.0 and later · before 6.3.9600.20371affected

  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2

    • 6.0.6003.0 and later · before 6.0.6003.21481affected
Affected versions · NVD (7)

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • microsoft windows server2022
  • microsoft windows server 2008r2
  • microsoft windows server 2008sp2
  • microsoft windows server 2012all versions
  • microsoft windows server 2012r2
  • microsoft windows server 2016all versions
  • microsoft windows server 2019all versions

Same product

microsoft: all records

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    91Now
  • CVE-2022-21907HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    67This week
  • CVE-2022-26809Remote Procedure Call Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    66This week

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-22019May 10, 2022 · Remote Procedure Call Runtime Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
    36Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2022-22713May 10, 2022 · Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability
    22Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2022-23279May 10, 2022 · Windows ALPC Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
    29Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

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No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Proof-of-concept repository on GitHubstars:12022-05-10

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

  1. First PoC-1 d
  2. Published
  3. TodayNov 13, 2026+1648 d
EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Not on record for this CVE: patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

—

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

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References

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