Vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine

CVE-2022-24548

Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

EPSS: 0.040 (88.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C.

Affected products

Microsoft Malware Protection Engine — versions 1.1.0.0

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cvemon

References

Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24548?: CVE-2022-24548 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-04-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-24548?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-24548 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.