CVE-2022-26925

Microsoft Windows: LSA Spoofing

As of , CVE-2022-26925 in Microsoft Windows is on CISA's list of exploited vulnerabilities: CISA listed it on . Our patch-first group: Patch soon.

Exploited
Yes: CISA listed it on 1 July 2022
US federal deadline
22 July 202221 days after CISA listed it. US federal civilian agencies must fix it by then.
Used in ransomware campaigns
Not known to CISA
EPSS score
0.10Higher than 95% of the CVEs EPSS scores. EPSS estimates the chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS when listed
0.02 on 1 July 2022EPSS on the day CISA listed it.
Public exploit
None foundNeither Metasploit nor Exploit-DB lists one.
Fix
No vendor link in CISA's entry

What CISA says to do

Apply remediation actions outlined in CISA guidance [https://www.cisa.gov/guidance-applying-june-microsoft-patch].

CISA's required action

What the flaw is

Microsoft Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) contains a spoofing vulnerability where an attacker can coerce the domain controller to authenticate to the attacker using NTLM.

CISA's description

Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability

The CVE record's description, from microsoft

CVE published
10 May 2022
Assigned by
microsoft
CVSS
8.1 High (CVSS 3.1, from the CNA)
CWE-306
Missing Authentication for Critical Function
CISA SSVC, exploitation
active
CISA SSVC, automatable
yes
CISA SSVC, technical impact
partial

Timeline

  1. The CVE record was published.
  2. CISA added it to its list of exploited vulnerabilities.
  3. The US federal deadline to fix it.

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