CVE-2022-29117Network attack vector

Service interruption via manipulated cookies

Published May 10, 2022 · Updated May 27, 2026

Denial of service in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio allows remote attackers to interrupt applications by sending manipulated cookies. Microsoft identifies cookie manipulation as the trigger but has not published the affected cookie-processing locus or resource operation. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation affects availability without reported data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability5.02%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Denial of service in Microsoft .NET and Visual Studio allows remote attackers to interrupt applications by sending manipulated cookies. Microsoft identifies cookie manipulation as the trigger but has not published the affected cookie-processing locus or resource operation. No authentication or user interaction is required, and successful exploitation affects availability without reported data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-29117
Published
May 10, 2022
Updated
May 27, 2026
Vendor
Microsoft
Product
.NET 6.0
Classifications
CWE-400, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 10, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 27, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=6.0.0 <6.0.5

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Microsoft · .NET 6.0version=6.0.0 <6.0.5
Microsoft · .NET Core 3.1version=3.1 <3.1.25
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11version=16.11.0 <16.11.14
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0version=17.0.0 <17.0.10
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1version=17.0.0 <17.1.7
Microsoft · Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9version=15.0.0 <16.9.21
Microsoft · .NET 5.0version=5.0.0 <5.0.17

Published CVSS scores

7.5MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
6.5MicrosoftCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS describes severity. EPSS estimates exploitation probability.

Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-400Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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Technologies

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