Microsoft Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability
Microsoft · Windows
The Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSA) in Microsoft Windows contains a spoofing vulnerability, classified as missing authentication for critical functionality. An attacker with network access can exploit it without authenticating or any user interaction, though exploitation is considered high complexity and the impact is limited to integrity.
Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability
- Exploited
- Yes, in CISA KEV
- Reports
- 0
- Tactics
- 3/15
How an attack unfolds
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First seen exploited the day it was disclosed.
- Added to CISA KEVEU database agrees+52 days
CISA KEV listing is when exploitation was confirmed, not necessarily the first attack.
MITRE ATT&CKA public catalogue of the techniques attackers use, maintained by MITRE. Patchfirst uses it to describe what attackers do with a vulnerability. techniques
2 TechniqueOne specific attacker behaviour in MITRE ATT&CK, such as T1190 “Exploit Public-Facing Application”. IDs with a dot, like T1059.004, are sub-techniques., grouped by TacticThe attacker’s goal at a stage of an attack in MITRE ATT&CK, such as Initial Access or Persistence. Each technique belongs to one or more tactics. in kill-chain order, 2 cited passages 2Initial AccessTA0001
Network-exploitable spoofing flaw; attacker sends crafted requests
Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability
Credential AccessTA0006
Spoofing enables adversary-in-the-middle impersonation of LSA
Windows LSA Spoofing Vulnerability
Detection
0 rules for this CVE · 159 general rules for its techniquesRules for this CVE
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General rules for this CVE’s techniques
These detect the technique in general, not this specific vulnerability.
Exploit Public-Facing ApplicationT1190149 general rules
- Arcadyan Router Exploitationscriticaltest
- Citrix ADS Exploitation CVE-2020-8193 CVE-2020-8195criticaltest
- Citrix Netscaler Attack CVE-2019-19781criticaltest
- Confluence Exploitation CVE-2019-3398criticaltest
- CVE-2010-5278 Exploitation Attemptcriticaltest
- CVE-2020-0688 Exchange Exploitation via Web Logcriticaltest
- CVE-2020-10148 SolarWinds Orion API Auth Bypasscriticaltest
- CVE-2020-5902 F5 BIG-IP Exploitation Attemptcriticaltest
Adversary-in-the-MiddleT155710 general rules
- Suspicious Child Process of Notepad++ Updater - GUP.Exehighexperimental
- Uncommon File Created by Notepad++ Updater Gup.EXEhighexperimental
- Potential Suspicious Activity Using SeCEditmediumtest
- ISATAP Router Address Was Setmediumexperimental
- Notepad++ Updater DNS Query to Uncommon Domainsmediumexperimental
- Cisco BGP Authentication Failureslowtest
- Cisco LDP Authentication Failureslowtest
- Huawei BGP Authentication Failureslowtest
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What security researchers reported
Not named in any threat report yetAlso mentioned in 50 community threat pulses (AlienVault OTX)
Weaker evidencePulses are indicator collections that anyone can publish. A mention is not confirmation of exploitation.
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 29, 202628 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 28, 202627 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 27, 202626 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 24, 202623 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 23, 202622 Oct 2026
- Actively_Exploited_Kev | Oct 22, 202621 Oct 2026
- 44 more on OTX