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CVE-2022-44670:
vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2022-44670) was identified and disclosed on November 3, 2022. This vulnerability affects multiple versions of Microsoft Windows operating systems, including Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2008-2022, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, and Windows RT 8.1 (CVE Mitre).
Technical details
The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS score of 9.0, indicating a critical severity level. It is associated with CWE-367 and affects the Windows Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP) implementation (Rapid7).
Impact
This vulnerability could potentially allow remote code execution if successfully exploited, enabling attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
Microsoft has released security updates to address this vulnerability. Multiple KB updates have been issued for affected systems, including KB5021233 for Windows 10, KB5021234 for Windows 11, KB5021235 for Windows Server 2016, KB5021237 for Windows Server 2019, and KB5021249 for Windows Server 2022 (Rapid7).
Additional resources
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