How severe is CVE-2022-44698?

CVE-2022-44698 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). EPSS estimates a 76.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. It is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

CVE-2022-44698: Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Added to KEV

2022-12-13

Remediation due

2023-01-03

Ransomware

Known use

Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.

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

Description

Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Severity

CVSS 3.1 · CNA5.4 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:F/RL:O/RC:C

SSVC · CISA-ADP

Exploitationactive

Automatableno

Technical impactpartial

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3770
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1809	10.0.0 to <10.0.17763.3770
Microsoft	Windows Server 2019	10.0.17763.0 to <10.0.17763.3770
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H1	10.0.0 to <10.0.19043.2364
Microsoft	Windows Server 2022	10.0.20348.0 to <10.0.20348.1366
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 20H2	10.0.0 to <10.0.19042.2364
Microsoft	Windows 11 version 21H2	10.0.22000.0 to <10.0.22000.1335
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 21H2	10.0.19044.0 to <10.0.19044.2364
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 22H2	10.0.19045.0 to <10.0.19045.2364
Microsoft	Windows 10 Version 1607	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5582
Microsoft	Windows Server 2016	10.0.14393.0 to <10.0.14393.5582

References

1 Links

Vendor advisories

Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

Record Details

Published

2022-12-13

Last updated

2026-01-12

Assigner (CNA)

microsoft

Credited to

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