CVE-2022-23268 Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability
Attackers can cause a denial of service in Windows Hyper-V, affecting Windows 11 and Server 2022 users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-23268?
CVE-2022-23268 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11, published on 15 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Windows Hyper-V Denial of Service Vulnerability
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23268?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server 2022.
How do I fix CVE-2022-23268?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23268 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2022-23268 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23268 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11
- CVE-2022-35804 SMB Client and Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-29133 Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2021-38672 Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability
- CVE-2023-21768 Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2022-44710 DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2fj9-2rp2-mmg4.