What is CVE-2022-3724?

CVE-2022-3724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-12-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-3724?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2022-3724

Crash in the USB HID protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file on Windows

Published 2022-12-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.025 (83.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.025 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Wireshark
Wireshark Foundation — versions >=3.6.0, <3.6.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-08.html (Vendor Advisory)
gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18384 (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
gitlab.com/gitlab-org/cves/-/blob/master/2022/CVE-2022-3724.json (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-3724?: CVE-2022-3724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2022-12-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-3724?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.