# CVE-2022-23748: Dante Discovery Process Control

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL sideloading in the Audinate Dante Application Library for Windows.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 6 Feb 2025 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-rc8f-8m86-p4vm

## What is CVE-2022-23748?

CVE-2022-23748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Audinate Dante Application Library for Windows, published on 17 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

mDNSResponder.exe is vulnerable to DLL Sideloading attack. Executable improperly specifies how to load the DLL, from which folder and under what conditions. In these scenarios, a malicious attacker could be using the valid and legitimate executable to load malicious files.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path), CWE-114 (Process Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23748?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Audinate Dante Application Library.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23748?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23748 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 27 Feb 2025.

## Is CVE-2022-23748 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-23748 in the wild since at least 6 Feb 2025.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23748 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23748 is a high-severity vulnerability in Audinate Dante Application Library for Windows, published on 17 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-23748 in the wild since at least 6 Feb 2025.

Affected product: Audinate Dante Application Library for Windows. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23748/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23748/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23748
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23748
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23748

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23748/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.