CVE-2022-44698
Medium 5.4 Exploited in the wild (KEV) Used in ransomware campaigns
Confirmed active exploitation — CISA KEV catalog
- Name
- Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
- Added to catalog
- Remediation due date (US federal)
- Required action
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Description
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.4 (MEDIUM)
Score source: CNA
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L - EPSS — exploit probability
- 75% (percentile: 100) as of 2 November 2026
Affected products
microsoft: windows 10 1607; microsoft: windows 10 1809; microsoft: windows 10 20h2; microsoft: windows 10 21h1; microsoft: windows 10 21h2; microsoft: windows 10 22h2; microsoft: windows 11 21h2; microsoft: windows server 2016; microsoft: windows server 2019; microsoft: windows server 2022
References
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698 PatchVendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022… US Government Resource