CVE-2022-24548

Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Published Apr 15, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 3.0% KEV · Not listed

Description

Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Microsoft

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`1.1.0.0`	affected	< 1.1.19100.5

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:malware_protection_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-29428	Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.0% (3.009% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-24548

History

Dec 9, 2025 10:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Sources

CVE record Updated: Dec 9, 2025, 9:23 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: microsoft
Published: Apr 15, 2022, 7:04 PM
Updated: Dec 9, 2025, 9:23 PM
Reserved: Feb 5, 2022, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 4:13 AM

Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 4:13 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:32 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Apr 15, 2022, 7:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:32 AM

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Red Hat No data

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