CVE-2022-23253

MEDIUM

Windows - Denial of Service in Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-23253. PoCs published by nettitude.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This PoC exploits CVE-2022-23253, a vulnerability in PPTP VPN servers, by sending maliciously crafted control messages to trigger a buffer overflow. The code includes structured packet crafting for PPTP control messages, enabling potential remote code execution or denial of service.

Description

Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 5 stars
by nettitude · poc
https://github.com/nettitude/CVE-2022-23253-PoC

This PoC exploits CVE-2022-23253, a vulnerability in PPTP VPN servers, by sending maliciously crafted control messages to trigger a buffer overflow. The code includes structured packet crafting for PPTP control messages, enabling potential remote code execution or denial of service.

Classification
Working Poc 90%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PPTP VPN servers (e.g., Microsoft PPTP implementations)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target PPTP server on port 1723
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.5638
EPSS Percentile 98.9%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

Status published
Products (18)
microsoft/windows_10
microsoft/windows_10 20h2
microsoft/windows_10 21h1
microsoft/windows_10 21h2
microsoft/windows_10 1607
microsoft/windows_10 1809
microsoft/windows_10 1909
microsoft/windows_11 (2 CPE variants)
microsoft/windows_7
microsoft/windows_8.1
... and 8 more
Published Mar 09, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026