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CVE-2022-23748

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2025-02-06 by CISA-ADP, CISA KEV, GCVE · kevintel.

  • Published2022-11-17
  • WeaknessCWE-114 · CWE-426

Am I affected?

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Description

mDNSResponder.exe is vulnerable to DLL Sideloading attack. Executable improperly specifies how to load the DLL, from which folder and under what conditions. In these scenarios, a malicious attacker could be using the valid and legitimate executable to load malicious files.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-11-1723:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2025-02-06Added to the CISA KEV catalogCISA KEV
  3. 2025-02-06Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2025-02-06Exploitation first reportedCISA KEV
  5. 2025-02-0617:19SSVC exploitation set to activeCISA-ADP

Versions per branch

NVD
Audinate dante application libraryversion to verify
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.2≤ 1.2.0no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As checkpoint, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • Audinate Dante Application Library for Windows
    Affected
    • = All versions prior to and including 1.2.0no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2022-12-14

Fix

  1. CISA’s required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.due 2025-02-27

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Date Added
2025-02-06
Patch Due Date
2025-02-27
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2022-11-17
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Analyzed
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-rc8f-8m86-p4vm

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23748?

mDNSResponder.exe is vulnerable to DLL Sideloading attack. Executable improperly specifies how to load the DLL, from which folder and under what conditions. In these scenarios, a malicious attacker could be using the valid and legitimate executable to load malicious files.

Is CVE-2022-23748 actively exploited?

Yes. CVE-2022-23748 is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog, meaning it has been confirmed as actively exploited in the wild. CISA requires federal agencies to patch by 2025-02-27.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-23748?

CVE-2022-23748 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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