CVE-2022-44698

MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5.4 · actively exploited (CISA KEV)

5.4CVSS MEDIUM ● exploited ⚠ ransomware

🔴 Actively exploited in the wild (CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities). ⚠ Known use in ransomware campaigns. Added to KEV 2022-12-13. US federal agencies must patch by 2023-01-03.

Summary

Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Impact & exploitability

Attack vectorNetwork

Attack complexityLow

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionRequired

Confidentiality impactNone

Integrity impactLow

Availability impactLow

Exploit probability (EPSS)67%

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

Affected products we track (1)

Windows Server 2022

Recommendation

This vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild — patch affected products urgently. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.

Official patch: https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698 ↗

Additional information

NVD record
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698Patch
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698Patch
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-44698