CVE-2022-34705
High
Published: 09 August 2022
Published
09 August 2022
Modified
04 June 2025
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1
7.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
0.0068
72.1th percentile
Risk Priority
16
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2022-34705 is a high-severity Use After Free (CWE-416) vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 27.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-37655
Vulnerability details
Windows Defender Credential Guard Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
microsoft
windows 10
1809, 20h2, 21h1, 21h2
microsoft
windows 11
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2016
20h2
microsoft
windows server 2019
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2022
all versions
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
addresses: CWE-416
Use-after-free exploits that achieve arbitrary code execution are blocked or significantly hardened by non-executable pages and ASLR.