CVE Record
[ MEDIUM ]CVE-2022-44698
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
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.
- Vendor
- Microsoft
- Product
- Defender
- CVSS
- 5.4
- EPSS (exploit probability)
- 76.3%
- Status
- kevransomware use
- CISA patch-by (BOD 22-01)
- Published
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 CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2022-12-13. Required action per CISA: Apply updates per vendor instructions. Due date: 2023-01-03.
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