CVE-2022-44683
High
Published: 13 December 2022
Published
13 December 2022
Modified
21 November 2024
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
0.0279
86.4th percentile
Risk Priority
17
60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS
Summary
CVE-2022-44683 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 13.6% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-47617
Vulnerability details
Windows Kernel 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 8.1
all versions
microsoft
windows rt 8.1
all versions
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
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.