# CVE-2022-23748: Dante Discovery Process Control Vulnerability

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-23748-dante-discovery-process-control-vulnerability  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2025-02-06. Updated: 2026-05-09  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-23748 · Severity: critical · CVSS 7.8 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2025-02-06

The Dante Discovery process (mDNSResponder.exe) is vulnerable to a DLL sideloading attack due to improper path specification when loading DLL files. A local attacker can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the application, leading to arbitrary code execution.

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-23748 exploited in the wild?** Yes. CVE-2022-23748 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 6 February 2025. Treat it as urgent.

**How severe is CVE-2022-23748?** Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 6 February 2025.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Audinate Dante Application Library up to (including) 1.2.0; Audinate Dante Enabled Zoom Rooms 1.3.0.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-23748?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2022-23748 attacked?** It is attacked with local access, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-23748?** Check whether you run Audinate Dante Discovery. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Affected products

- Audinate Dante Application Library up to (including) 1.2.0
- Audinate Dante Enabled Zoom Rooms 1.3.0.0

## Timeline

- 2022-11-17: disclosed: NVD Published Date
- 2025-02-06: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog