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CVE-2022-23748

High CVSS 7.8 Known exploited

Published 2022-11-17 · last changed 2026-06-17 · added to CISA KEV 2025-02-06

This one is being exploited in the wild.

CISA added CVE-2022-23748 to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-02-06. Federal agencies are required to remediate it on a deadline. If you have affected machines, this is the class of finding that moves ahead of the rest of the queue.

The fix

We hold no Microsoft remediation data for CVE-2022-23748, which normally means it is not a Windows CVE. For non-Microsoft software the fix is the vendor's own updated release, and the affected versions are listed below.

What it is

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.

Sources

CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H