CVE-2022-41090 Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

An attacker can cause a denial of service in Windows via a race condition in the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol implementation.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-41090?

CVE-2022-41090 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10, published on 9 Nov 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

Weakness: CWE-362

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-41090?

It affects 9 products.

Products include Microsoft Windows 10, Microsoft Windows 11, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows 8.1, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows Server 2012 and 3 more.

How do I fix CVE-2022-41090?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-41090 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-41090 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-41090 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Microsoft Windows 10 vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6qg5-h75r-mq6j.

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