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CVE-2022-21972

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

8.1 High

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

79.3%Up 78.2 points since May 11, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.1

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2022-21972
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-27127 8.1

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
EUVD-2022-27127
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h7pq-fm7p-5x88 8.1

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from...

Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2022-23270.

Record
GHSA-h7pq-fm7p-5x88
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.1

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Record
CVE-2022-21972
CVSS 3.1
8.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
9.3 HighAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

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History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-21972 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507, published May 10, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 79.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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