CVE-2022-44698: Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
CVE-2022-44698 · Severity: critical · CVSS 5.4 · Exploited in the wild · Published 2022-12-13
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses. An attacker can exploit this by crafting a malicious file that bypasses security warnings when downloaded and opened by a user.
Yes. CVE-2022-44698 is known to be exploited in the wild, first recorded on 13 December 2022. Treat it as urgent.
How severe is CVE-2022-44698?
Critical severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 13 December 2022.
Which products and versions are affected?
Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1809, 20H2, 21H1, 21H2, 22H2; Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2; Microsoft Windows Server 2016; Microsoft Windows Server 2019; and 1 more.
Is there a fix for CVE-2022-44698?
A patch was published on 2022-12-13T00:00:00+00:00. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
How is CVE-2022-44698 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in an operating system.
Am I affected by CVE-2022-44698?
Check whether you run Microsoft Defender. 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
Microsoft Windows 10 1607, 1809, 20H2, 21H1, 21H2, 22H2
Microsoft Windows 11 21H2, 22H2
Microsoft Windows Server 2016
Microsoft Windows Server 2019
Microsoft Windows Server 2022
Timeline
2022-12-13: disclosed
2022-12-13: patched
2022-12-13: kev added: Added to CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
2022-12-13: exploited: Reported as exploited in the wild at time of publication.