Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-44675

High

Published: 13 December 2022

Published
13 December 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
Patch
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 0.0406 88.8th percentile
Risk Priority 18 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-44675 is a high-severity an unspecified weakness vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 10. Its CVSS base score is 7.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 11.2% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

CVE-2022-44675 is an elevation of privilege vulnerability in the Windows Bluetooth Driver. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 and affects the Bluetooth component on supported Windows systems.

An attacker with local access and low privileges can exploit the flaw without user interaction to obtain full control over confidentiality, integrity, and availability on the affected system.

Microsoft has published guidance for the issue through its Security Response Center at the listed advisory URL, directing administrators to the corresponding security update.

EPSS for the CVE rose from a low baseline to a peak of 0.0683 on 2025-12-11 before receding to the current value of 0.0406, indicating a period of increased exploitation interest after disclosure.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

Windows Bluetooth Driver 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
1607, 1809, 20h2, 21h1, 21h2
microsoft
windows 11
22h2, all versions
microsoft
windows 7
all versions
microsoft
windows 8.1
all versions
microsoft
windows rt 8.1
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2008
r2
microsoft
windows server 2012
all versions, r2
microsoft
windows server 2016
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2019
all versions
microsoft
windows server 2022
all versions

Mitigating Controls

No mitigating controls mapped yet. The per-CVE control annotator has not reached this CVE.

References