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CVE-2022-26937

70
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-26937 is a critical Remote Code Execution vulnerability affecting multiple versions of Microsoft Windows Server, specifically within the Network File System (NFS). With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog and lacking public exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, media coverage and community discussion indicate significant awareness, with some reports suggesting it was actively exploited as a zero-day.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
20h2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server:20h2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x64:*
r2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:r2:sp1:*:*:*:*:x86:*
sp2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:x64:*
sp2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_server_2008:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:x86:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
76.77%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.7677 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (20)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2928
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.17763.2928
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022Fixed in: 10.0.20348.707
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.20348.707
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server, version 20H2 (Server Core Installation)Fixed in: 10.0.19042.1706
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016Fixed in: 10.0.14393.5125
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 10.0.14393.5125
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.0.6003.21481
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25954
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.1.7601.25954
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23714
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.2.9200.23714
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20371
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20371
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20365
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microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Fixed in: 6.3.9600.20365
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Vendor Advisories (1)

microsoft2022-May/CVE-2022-26937Critical

Windows Network File System Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

May 10, 2022

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2022-26937
MitigationPatchVendor Advisory
msrc.microsoft.com / update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-26937