CVE-2022-41044 — Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Executive Summary

None

Overview

8.1

CVSS HIGH

Critical

MS Severity

Not Exploited

MS Exploit Status

Less Likely

MS Exploit Likelihood

Category Remote Code Execution

Released Nov 8 2022

Last Updated Nov 8 2022

Publicly Disclosed No

CISA KEV Not Listed

Known Exploits None Known

EPSS Score 0.00983 — 0.57705 percentile

CVSS Vector

ATTACK VECTOR

Network

ATTACK COMPLEXITY

High

PRIVILEGES REQUIRED

None

USER INTERACTION

None

SCOPE

Unchanged

Temporal Score: 7.1

EPSS Score

0.00983

probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

0.57705 percentile - updated 2026-06-20

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Affected Products

8 affected products

Product	KB Article	Severity	Impact	Restart Required
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1	`5020000 (Monthly Rollup) 5020013 (Security Only)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1	`5020000 (Monthly Rollup) 5020013 (Security Only)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2	`5020019 (Monthly Rollup) 5020005 (Security Only)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	`5020019 (Monthly Rollup) 5020005 (Security Only)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2	`5020019 (Monthly Rollup) 5020005 (Security Only)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	`5020019 (Monthly Rollup) 5020005 (Security Only)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1	`5020000 (Monthly Rollup) 5020013 (Security Only)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)	`5020000 (Monthly Rollup) 5020013 (Security Only)`	Critical	Remote Code Execution	Yes

Patches

2 patches

Article	Type	Restart
`5020000 (Monthly Rollup) 5020013`	Monthly Rollup	Yes
`5020019 (Monthly Rollup) 5020005`	Monthly Rollup	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

Microsoft's Windows Servicing and Delivery Group - Network Security and Containers (NSC) Team

References

MSRC Advisory MITRE NVD