CVE-2022-44698
CISA KEV RANSOMWARE
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Priority: 0.00
BB Relevance:
10/100
Published: N/A
Modified: N/A
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: pending_score
Description
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 Known Exploited Vulnerability
Vendor / Product
Microsoft — Defender
Date Added
2022-12-13
Remediation Due
2023-01-03
Ransomware Use
CONFIRMED
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-44698; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-44698