CVE-2022-44698
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- microsoft
Description
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Exploited in the wild
CISA lists this vulnerability in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.
- Added
- 13 Dec 2022
- Fix due (US federal)
- 3 Jan 2023
- Used by ransomware
- Known
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. CISA's SSVC rates its exploitation: it is being exploited.
Timeline
ID reserved
By microsoft
- 40 days later
· 40 days later
Published
Added to CISA KEV
Known exploited, also by ransomware
- 3 years later
· 3 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| microsoftCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | 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 |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Medium5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 75.0% · top 0.5% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: active · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.4.
Weakness
- Security Feature Bypass
- CWE-noinfo Not enough information
Affected products
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected 10.0.17763.0 – < 10.0.17763.3770
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1809
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.17763.3770
Microsoft · Windows Server 2019
- affected 10.0.17763.0 – < 10.0.17763.3770
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H1
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.19043.2364
Microsoft · Windows Server 2022
- affected 10.0.20348.0 – < 10.0.20348.1366
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 20H2
- affected 10.0.0 – < 10.0.19042.2364
Microsoft · Windows 11 version 21H2
- affected 10.0.22000.0 – < 10.0.22000.1335
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 21H2
- affected 10.0.19044.0 – < 10.0.19044.2364
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 22H2
- affected 10.0.19045.0 – < 10.0.19045.2364
Microsoft · Windows 10 Version 1607
- affected 10.0.14393.0 – < 10.0.14393.5582
Microsoft · Windows Server 2016
- affected 10.0.14393.0 – < 10.0.14393.5582
References (2)
- Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_transferred
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-44698 (opens in a new tab)government-resource
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- CISA KEV catalog (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2022-44698)Record last updated .