CVE-2022-44698

unknown KEV

Published 2022-12-13 · Modified 2022-12-13

CVSS v3

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CVSS v2

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VIR risk

1.5

Description

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses via a specially crafted malicious file.

CISA KEV

Vendor: Microsoft
Product: Defender
Due date: 2023-01-03

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

99%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cisa-kev — https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44698

Exploits

References

https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44698

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.