CVE-2022-35759 | Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Windows Local Security Authority (LSA) Denial of Service Vulnerability

Published: 2023-05-31 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2022-35759 is rated Moderate Risk (46.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.70%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-35759

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 23.76% 1.70% -22.07%
2 2026-06-02 16.57% 23.76% +7.19%
3 2026-06-01 16.57%

Full EPSS history (25 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2022-35759

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2022-35759

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2022-35759

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
microsoft windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.19387 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1507 < 10.0.10240.19387 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1507:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.5291 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1607 < 10.0.14393.5291 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.3287 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.3287 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_1809 < 10.0.17763.3287 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_1809:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_20h2 < 10.0.19042.1889 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_20h2 < 10.0.19042.1889 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_20h2 < 10.0.19042.1889 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_10_21h1 < 10.0.19043.1889 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_10_21h1 < 10.0.19043.1889 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_10_21h1 < 10.0.19043.1889 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10_21h1:*:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_11_21h2 < 10.0.22000.856 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:arm64:*
microsoft windows_11_21h2 < 10.0.22000.856 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_11_21h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_7 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_7:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_8.1 < 6.3.9600.20520 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_rt_8.1 < 6.3.9600.20520 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_rt_8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:x86:*
microsoft windows_server_2008 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2012 r2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2012:r2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2016 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2016:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2019 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2019:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_2022 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2022:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
microsoft windows_server_20h2 cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_20h2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2022-35759

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