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

Overview

Severity

Medium (CVSS 6.5)

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

Category

Security Feature Bypass

Exploit Status

Not Exploited

Exploitation Likelihood

Less Likely

Patch Tuesday

2022-Sep

Released

2022-09-13

EPSS Score

16.06% (percentile: 94.8%)

FAQ

What kind of security feature could be bypassed by successfully exploiting this vulnerability? An attacker who successfully exploited this could bypass the Network Device Enrollment (NDES) Services' cryptographic service provider.

Affected Products (8)

Windows

• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)
• Windows Server 2016
• Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)

ESU

• Windows Server 2012 R2
• Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)

Security Updates (5)

• 5017315
• 5017316
• 5017305
• 5017367
• 5017365

Acknowledgments

Félix Martel-Denis

Revision History

• 2022-09-13: Information published.