# CVE-2022-38036: Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

> An attacker can cause a denial of service in the Internet Key Exchange protocol on Windows systems.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 2 Jan 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9jmv-95hw-wfj2

## What is CVE-2022-38036?

CVE-2022-38036 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11, published on 11 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Internet Key Exchange (IKE) Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-38036?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows Server 2022.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-38036?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-38036 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-38036 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows 11

- [CVE-2022-35804](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-35804/): SMB Client and Server Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-29133](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-29133/): Windows Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-38672](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-38672/): Windows Hyper-V Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2023-21768](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21768/): Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-44710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-44710/): DirectX Graphics Kernel Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-38036 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-38036 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11, published on 11 Oct 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-38036 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Microsoft Windows 11. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38036/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38036/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38036
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-38036
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-38036

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-38036/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.