CVE-2022-24548 Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in the Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, requiring users to apply vendor patches.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-24548?

CVE-2022-24548 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine, published on 15 Apr 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

Microsoft Defender Denial of Service Vulnerability

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24548?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Microsoft Malware Protection Engine.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-24548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-24548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mj28-hjxw-jmfp.

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