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CVE-2022-26925 — Microsoft Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability

Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability

Published May 10, 2022 · Updated Oct 13, 2026 · Sources: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities, NIST National Vulnerability Database, GitHub Security Advisories, CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP · CNA: microsoft

Who exploits it and how urgent it is

A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.

How the score was calculated
  • Confirmed exploitation (CISA KEV)+35
  • EPSS 10.5% (30-day exploitation probability)+14
  • Technical severity (medium)+3
  • Automatable exploitation (SSVC)+3

The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

Exploitation
Confirmed
CISA KEV, listed Jul 1, 2022
EPSS FIRST
10.48%
ahead of 96% of scored CVEs · Oct 14, 2026
Affects
Microsoft
Windows 10 1507 and 35 more
CVSS base
5.9
Medium · 4 source(s)
Prioritization reference: 8.1 provisional

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.

Exploitation
Active
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
Yes
can an attacker script the kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component

Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

CISA required action CISA

Apply remediation actions outlined in CISA guidance [https://www.cisa.gov/guidance-applying-june-microsoft-patch].

US federal deadline: Jul 22, 2022 — passed 1546 day(s) ago

First 24 hours

Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.

  1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (Microsoft Windows 10 1507, Microsoft Windows 10 1607, Microsoft Windows 10 1809…).
  2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
  3. The attack is network-based and needs no privileges: restrict exposure (ACLs, VPN, WAF) until patched.
  4. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
  5. EPSS ahead of 96% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
  6. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (authentication), errors and authentication anomalies.

Affected scope

Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.

VendorProductVersionsStatusSource
Microsoft Windows 10 1507 < 10.0.10240.19297 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 10 1607 < 10.0.14393.5125 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 10 1809 < 10.0.17763.2928 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 10 1909 < 10.0.18363.2274 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 10 20h2 < 10.0.19042.1706 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 10 21h1 < 10.0.19043.1706 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 10 21h2 < 10.0.19044.1706 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1507 ≥ 10.0.10240.0 and < 10.0.10240.19297 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1607 ≥ 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5125 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1809 ≥ 10.0.0 and < 10.0.17763.2928≥ 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.2928 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 1909 ≥ 10.0.0 and < 10.0.18363.2274 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 20H2 ≥ 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19042.1706 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H1 ≥ 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19043.1706 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 10 Version 21H2 ≥ 10.0.19043.0 and < 10.0.19043.1706 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 11 21h2 < 10.0.22000.675 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 11 version 21H2 ≥ 10.0.0 and < 10.0.22000.675 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 7 ≥ 6.1.0 and < 6.1.7601.25954 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 7 versions not specified by the source Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 ≥ 6.1.0 and < 6.1.7601.25954 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows 8.1 versions not specified by the source Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows 8.1 ≥ 6.3.0 and < 6.3.9600.20371 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Rt 8.1 versions not specified by the source Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 versions not specified by the sourceversion r2-sp1 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 ≥ 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.25954 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) ≥ 6.1.7601.0 and < 6.1.7601.25954 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 ≥ 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.21481 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) ≥ 6.0.6003.0 and < 6.0.6003.21481 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 versions not specified by the sourceversion r2 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 ≥ 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.23714 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) ≥ 6.2.9200.0 and < 6.2.9200.23714 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 ≥ 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.20371 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation) ≥ 6.3.9600.0 and < 6.3.9600.20371 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 < 10.0.14393.5125 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 ≥ 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5125 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation) ≥ 10.0.14393.0 and < 10.0.14393.5125 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 ≥ 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.2928 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 < 10.0.17763.2928 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation) ≥ 10.0.17763.0 and < 10.0.17763.2928 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 ≥ 10.0.20348.0 and < 10.0.20348.707 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
Microsoft Windows Server 2022 < 10.0.20348.707 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows Server 20h2 < 10.0.19042.1706 Vulnerable NIST National Vulnerability Database
Microsoft Windows Server version 20H2 ≥ 10.0.0 and < 10.0.19042.1706 Vulnerable CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP

Attack characteristics

The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Every base score collected

Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.

ScoreVersionSeverityExpl.ImpactScored by
8.1 CVSS 3.1 High 2.2 5.9 secure@microsoft.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database
8.1 CVSS 3.1 High — — GitHub, Inc. via GitHub Security Advisories
8.1 CVSS 3.1 High — — microsoft via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
5.9 CVSS 3.1 Medium 2.2 3.6 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
4.3 CVSS 2.0 Medium 8.6 2.9 nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov)
Scoring entities (NIST, CNA, ADP) score independently; each score is shown with its origin. For prioritization we use 8.1 (secure@microsoft.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database) as a conservative provisional reference — not a definitive official score.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-306 · Missing Authentication for Critical Function

Other CVEs with this weakness →

CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

Listed
Jul 1, 2022
Federal deadline
Jul 22, 2022
passed 1546 day(s) ago
Ransomware use
Unknown

CISA records ransomware use only for campaigns it has confirmed, so “Unknown” means unrecorded, not ruled out. The deadline binds US federal agencies; for everyone else it is a reference date.

EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 10.48%

Detection

Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.

  • Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
  • Review authentication logs: logins without MFA, anomalous sessions and recently created accounts.
  • Hunt retroactively in logs from before Jul 1, 2022 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.
web/proxy/WAF logsnetwork IDS/IPSauthentication logs

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

  • 2026
  • Affected products added · microsoft/windows 10 version 1809, microsoft/windows server 2019, microsoft/windows server 2019 (server core installatio
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • SSVC assessment updated
    Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
  • Record published
    Oct 13, 2026
  • Fix documented
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Affected products added · microsoft/windows 10 1507, microsoft/windows 10 1607, microsoft/windows 10 1809, microsoft/windows 10 1909, microsoft/wi
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • CVSS changed · 5.9
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Source status changed · → Analyzed
    Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
  • Added to CISA KEV (detected)
    Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
  • Record created in this database
    Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
  • 2022
  • Added to CISA KEV catalog
    Jun 30, 2022 · CISA
  • CVE published
    May 10, 2022 · microsoft

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

  • 2× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
  • 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

5 on the record

Elsewhere on this site

Microsoft
every CVE for this vendor
2022-07
what else CISA listed that month
Authentication
same class
CWE-306
other pages naming this weakness

Related CVEs (same products)

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  • Medium CVE-2026-97839 Role: DNS Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability 2d
  • Medium CVE-2026-97840 Role: DNS Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability 2d
  • Medium CVE-2026-97841 Role: DNS Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability 2d
  • Medium CVE-2026-97842 Role: DNS Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability 2d
  • Medium CVE-2026-97843 Role: DNS Server Information Disclosure Vulnerability 2d

Not in any source we poll

Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.

  • No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
  • No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
  • No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.

Answered from this record

Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.

What should defenders know first?

CVE-2022-26925 is "Microsoft Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability", rated Medium. It affects Windows 10 1507 (Microsoft); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 5.9 describes technical severity. EPSS 10.48% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.

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