CVE-2022-44698
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
Published Dec 13, 2022 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · microsoft windows 10 1607
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses via a specially crafted malicious file.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Dec 13, 2022 · Catalog
Detected
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses via a specially crafted malicious file.
Dec 13, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jan 3, 2023 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses via a specially crafted malicious file.
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
CISA due date Jan 3, 2023
Affected
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1607version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 1809version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 20h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h1version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 21h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 10 22h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows 11 21h2version unspecified
- cpe microsoft/windows server 2016version unspecified
- vendor Microsoft Defenderversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2022-44698
Microsoft Defender SmartScreen contains a security feature bypass vulnerability that could allow an attacker to evade Mark of the Web (MOTW) defenses via a specially crafted malicious file.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2022-44698
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2022-44698
30-day exploitation probability 76.3%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2022-44698
Windows SmartScreen Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability
nvd.nist.gov