CVE-2022-37959 — Network Device Enrollment Service (NDES) Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

6.5

CVSS MEDIUM

Important

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Security Feature Bypass

Released Sep 13 2022

Last Updated Sep 13 2022

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.01742 — 0.74804 percentile

NVD CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM — matches MSRC

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

Low

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

Low

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

CONFIDENTIALITY

High

INTEGRITY

None

AVAILABILITY

None

EXPLOIT CODE MATURITY

Unproven

REMEDIATION LEVEL

Official Fix

REPORT CONFIDENCE

Confirmed

Temporal Score: 5.7

EPSS Score

0.01742

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.74804 percentile - updated 2026-06-21

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Affected Products

4 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows Server 2012 R2 5017367 (Monthly Rollup) 5017365 (Security Only) Important Security Feature Bypass 5016681 Base: 6.5 Temporal: 5.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20571 Yes 5017367 5017365 Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) 5017367 (Monthly Rollup) 5017365 (Security Only) Important Security Feature Bypass 5016681 Base: 6.5 Temporal: 5.7 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C 6.3.9600.20571 Yes 5017367 5017365 Windows Server 2016	`5017305 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)	`5017305 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2019	`5017315 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)	`5017315 (Security Update)`	Important	Security Feature Bypass	Yes

Patches

2 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5017305`	Security Update	Yes
`5017315`	Security Update	Yes

Known Exploits

No known exploits have been linked for this CVE yet. When available, exploit references will be sourced from public repositories and may be unverified, incomplete, or non-functional. Always review code carefully before use in any environment.

Acknowledgments

Félix Martel-Denis

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD