Threats / Microsoft / CVE-2022-26925
CVE-2022-26925
· EUVD no mirror located
· GCVE no mirror located
Verified 2026-06-22
Microsoft Windows vulnerability
Microsoft Windows LSA spoofing vulnerability allows attackers to coerce domain controllers into NTLM authentication to attacker-controlled systems, enabling credential interception and lateral movement.
Verdict
Today item — known-exploited.
An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this spoofing flaw to intercept NTLM authentication exchanges from domain controllers, potentially compromising network credentials and enabling unauthorized access to domain resources.
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Is it exploitable?
— the evidence, ranked above the scoreReported exploitation
6 independent public reports of in-the-wild exploitation are cataloged.Distinct reporting sources (vendor, incident response, government); open them for the underlying claims.
Exploited in the wild
Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-07-01).
Probability (EPSS)
EPSS 0.09823 — modeled likelihood of exploitation activity.EPSS is a daily-changing model output — open the source for today's value.
Severity / affected
Affected: Microsoft, Windows. Confirm exact fixed builds in the vendor advisory.
Weakness (CWE)
Mapped to CWE-306 Missing Authentication — weakness family: Authentication.CWE assignment from the public NVD record; the weakness class drives how the flaw is exploited.
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Who’s exploiting it?
— attribution turns risk into urgencyAttribution not established
No confirmed (advisory-backed) threat-actor attribution is established for this record. Absence of a named actor is not absence of compromise — see Coverage & confidence.
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Why it matters
— the attack path, told twice: adversary, then board1
Front door — unauthenticated access narrative 1
Attacker
I craft a request that coerces the target domain controller to initiate NTLM authentication to my system.
Business
Domain controller authentication credentials are exposed to interception and offline cracking.
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Keys to the kingdom — privilege/identity takeover narrative 2
Attacker
I capture the NTLM authentication exchange and extract the domain controller's credential material.
Business
Attacker gains cryptographic material enabling impersonation of critical infrastructure.
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Lateral reach — past segmentation narrative 3
Attacker
I use the compromised credentials to authenticate as the domain controller across the network.
Business
Attacker achieves lateral movement and access to sensitive systems and data throughout the domain.
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What to do
— defensible action- Remediate per the vendor advisory — confirm the fixed build for your version and verify exposure.1
Say it to the boardA vulnerability with this evidence profile is a defensible budget line, not a backlog ticket — fund the change against the proof above.
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