Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-26925

 

Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attack in Microsoft Windows and Windows Server - CVE-2022-26925

Published: May 10, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU62921
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-26925
CWE-ID: CWE-300
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists within the Windows LSA service. A remote attacker can call a method on the LSARPC interface and coerce the domain controller to authenticate to the attacker using NTLM. As a result, an attacker can obtain credentials and compromise the affected system via the NTLM Relay Attack.

Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.


Affected software

Microsoft Windows
Windows Server
Solutions Enabler
Unisphere 360
Unisphere for PowerMax
Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance
eVASA Provider Virtual Appliance
VASA Provider Standalone
Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance

How to mitigate CVE-2022-26925

Install updates from vendor's website.

Solutions Enabler - update to 9.2.3.5
Solutions Enabler Virtual Appliance - update to 9.2.3.5
Unisphere 360 - update to 9.2.3.8
Unisphere for PowerMax - update to 9.2.3.20
Unisphere for PowerMax Virtual Appliance - update to 9.2.3.20
eVASA Provider Virtual Appliance - update to 9.2.4.11
VASA Provider Standalone - update to 9.2.4.21

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