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Medium [CVE-2022-41116] Windows Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability

This medium-severity Microsoft Server advisory covers CVE-2022-41116 affecting Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation).

CVE-2022-41116 Published Nov 9, 2022Updated by vendor Aug 10, 2026
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Summary

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

Affected products named by the advisory: Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1; Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation).

Affected versions
  • Windows 7 6.1.0 before 6.1.7601.26221
  • Windows 7 Service Pack 1 6.1.0 before 6.1.7601.26221
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26221
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) 6.1.7601.0 before 6.1.7601.26221

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Fixed versions
  • 6.1.7601.26221

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source

Mitigation

Upgrade to a fixed release: 6.1.7601.26221. That is the remediation for this advisory.

The vendor advisory may list additional interim mitigations or workarounds not captured here — review it before change work.

Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 2 hours ago·verify at source

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