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CVE-2022-35766:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2022-35766) was disclosed on August 9, 2022. The vulnerability affects various versions of Microsoft Windows including Windows 10, Windows 11, and Windows Server installations (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 8.1 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, indicating that it is a network-accessible vulnerability requiring no privileges or user interaction to exploit, though with high attack complexity (NVD).
Impact
If successfully exploited, this vulnerability could allow an attacker to achieve remote code execution with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system (Rapid7).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. The fixes are available through various KB updates including KB5016616, KB5016623, KB5016627, and KB5016629 for affected Windows versions (Rapid7).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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