What is CVE-2022-34723?

CVE-2022-34723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-13.

How severe is CVE-2022-34723?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11

CVE-2022-34723

Windows DPAPI (Data Protection Application Programming Interface) Information Disclosure Vulnerability

Published 2022-09-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (64.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-05.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.011 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Microsoft Windows 11
Microsoft Windows 11 Version 21h2 — versions 10.0.0

References

msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/vulnerability/CVE-2022-34723 (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34723?: CVE-2022-34723 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 11. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-13.
How severe is CVE-2022-34723?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.