CVEvulnerability

CVE-2022-44698

5.4 MEDIUM Known exploited Published 2022-12-13 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability — Microsoft Defender

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.

Added to KEV
2022-12-13
Remediation due
2023-01-03
Ransomware use
Known
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44698
Status
Analyzed
Published
2022-12-13
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
5.4 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Description

Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Affected configurations

• microsoft windows 10 1607 (< 10.0.14393.5582) • microsoft windows 10 1809 (< 10.0.17763.3770) • microsoft windows 10 20h2 (< 10.0.19042.2364) • microsoft windows 10 21h1 (< 10.0.19043.2364) • microsoft windows 10 21h2 (< 10.0.19044.2364) • microsoft windows 10 22h2 (< 10.0.19045.2364) • microsoft windows 11 21h2 (< 10.0.22000.1335) • microsoft windows server 2016 (< 10.0.14393.5582) • microsoft windows server 2019 (< 10.0.17763.3770) • microsoft windows server 2022 (< 10.0.20348.1366)

References